Positive beliefs about worry: A psychometric evaluation of the Why Worry-II

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-8

  Hebert, Elizabeth A ^a   Dugas, Michel J ^a,b   Tulloch, Tyler G ^c   Holowka, Darren W ^d,e  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^b HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Generalized anxiety disorder; Positive beliefs about worry; Psychometrics; Worry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885476020     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2013.08.009     Document Type: Article

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