Development and validation of the social exercise and anxiety measure (SEAM): Assessing fears, avoidance, and importance of social exercise

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 244-253

  Levinson, Cheri A ^a   Rodebaugh, Thomas L ^a   Menatti, Andrew R ^b   Weeks, Justin W ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Assessment; Exercise; Self efficacy; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; EXERCISE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL EXERCISE AND ANXIETY MEASURE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT;

EID: 84877730247     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: 15733505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-012-9326-1     Document Type: Article

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