Anticipation of social interaction changes implicit approach-avoidance behavior of socially anxious individuals

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 740-749

  Voncken, M J ^a   Deckers, A ^a   Lange, W G ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Approach behavior; Avoidance behavior; Implicit behavior; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84874116862     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: 15732819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-011-9408-5     Document Type: Article

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