Intrusive thoughts mediate the association between neuroticism and cognitive function

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 898-903

  Munoz, Elizabeth ^a   Sliwinski, Martin J ^a   Smyth, Joshua M ^a   Almeida, David M ^a   King, Heather A ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Intrusive thoughts; Negative affect; Neuroticism; Repetitive thinking; Rumination; Worry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884498725     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2013.07.019     Document Type: Article

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