Attentional control mediates the effect of social anxiety on positive affect

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-67

  Morrison, Amanda S ^a   Heimberg, Richard G ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Attentional control; Positive affect; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PHOBIA; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871050030     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2012.10.002     Document Type: Article

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