Evidence for a cognitive bias of interpretation toward threat in individuals with a Type D personality

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 95-102

  Grynberg, Delphine ^a   Gidron, Yori ^b   Denollet, Johan ^c   Luminet, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Belgium)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ambiguity; Interpretation Bias; Social Judgment; Threat; Type D personality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84858861921     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-011-9351-7     Document Type: Article

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