Worry and perceived threat of proximal and distal undesirable outcomes

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 425-429

  Bredemeier, Keith ^a   Berenbaum, Howard ^a   Spielberg, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost estimates; Perceived threat; Probability estimates; Timeframe; Worry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOOD AND ANXIETY SYMPTOM QUESTIONNAIRE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENN STATE WORRY QUESTIONNAIRE; PROBABILITY; SELF REPORT; THREAT; TIME; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS;

EID: 84858222067     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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