Worry spreads: Interpersonal transfer of problem-related anxiety

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 462-479

  Parkinson, Brian ^a   Simons, Gwenda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emotion contagion; Emotion regulation; Empathic worry; Interpersonal meta worry; Social appraisal; Worry

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; GESTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; NEUROSIS; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; THREAT; WELLBEING;

ANXIETY; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84859633518     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2011.651101     Document Type: Review

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