The emotional experience associated with worrying in adolescents

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-75

  Fowler, Samuel ^a   Szabó, Marianna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; DASS; Depression; GAD; Generalized anxiety disorder; Stress; Worry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COMPREHENSION; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION ANXIETY STRESS SCALE; EMOTION; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IRRITABILITY; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; RESTLESSNESS; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; STRESS; SYMPTOM;

EID: 84873701103     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: 15733505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-012-9316-3     Document Type: Article

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