Experimental Modification of Interpretation Bias about Animal Fear in Young Children: Effects on Cognition, Avoidance Behavior, Anxiety Vulnerability, and Physiological Responding

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 864-877

  Lester, Kathryn J ^a   Field, Andy P ^a   Muris, Peter ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; COGNITION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84859329300     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2011.618449     Document Type: Article

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