The role of experiential avoidance, psychopathology, and borderline personality features in experiencing positive emotions: A path analysis

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 61-68

  Jacob, Gitta A ^a,b   Ower, Nicole ^a,b   Buchholz, Angela ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Borderline personality disorder; Experiential avoidance; Negative affect; Online study; Path analysis; Positive affect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BORDERLINE STATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE;

ADULT; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865339120     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: 18737943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2012.07.006     Document Type: Article

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