Direct and indirect measures of spider fear predict unique variance in children's fear-related behaviour

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1205-1213

  Klein, Anke M ^a   Becker, Eni S ^a   Rinck, Mike ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Child psychopathology; Emotional Stroop task; Spider fear

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT TEST; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERFORMANCE; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SPIDER ANXIETY AND DISGUST SCREENING FOR CHILDREN; SPIDER FEAR; SPIDER PHOBIA QUESTIONNAIRE FOR CHILDREN; STROOP TEST;

ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SELF REPORT; SPIDERS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84855698721     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2010.530454     Document Type: Article

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