Do metacognitions predict attentional bias in health anxiety?

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 575-580

  Kaur, Amar ^a   Butow, Phyllis ^a   Thewes, Belinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attentional bias; Emotional stroop; Health anxiety; Metacognitions; Selective attention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE ATTENTIONAL SYNDROME; DEPRESSION INVENTORY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH ANXIETY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MALE; METACOGNITION; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELECTIVE ATTENTION;

EID: 84860400965     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: 15732819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-011-9387-6     Document Type: Article

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