Social anxiety and emotion knowledge: A meta-analysis

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 98-108

  O'Toole, M S ^a   Hougaard, E ^a   Mennin, D S ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion knowledge; Emotion regulation; Emotion understanding; Emotional clarity; Social anxiety disorder; Social phobia

Indexed keywords

EMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PHOBIA; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANXIETY; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; KNOWLEDGE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84870996931     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2012.09.005     Document Type: Review

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