Assessing the latent structure of the intolerance of uncertainty construct: An initial taxometric analysis

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 150-157

  Carleton, R Nicholas ^a   Weeks, Justin W ^b   Howell, Ashley N ^b   Asmundson, Gordon J G ^a   Antony, Martin M ^c,d   McCabe, Randi E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Intolerance of uncertainty; Taxometric analysis; Taxon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTOLERANCE OF UNCERTAINTY; INTOLERANCE OF UNCERTAINTY SCALE 12; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; OUTPATIENT; RATING SCALE; SIMULATION; UNCERTAINTY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84855507692     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.10.006     Document Type: Article

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