The contribution of experiential avoidance and social cognitions in the prediction of social anxiety

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 52-65

  Mahaffey, Brittain L ^a   Wheaton, Michael G ^a   Fabricant, Laura E ^a   Berman, Noah C ^a   Abramowitz, Jonathan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

ACT; CBT; cognitive behavior therapy; cognitive distortions; dysfunctional cognitions; experiential avoidance; Social anxiety; social phobia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CULTURE; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870782478     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: 14691833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1352465812000367     Document Type: Article

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