The effect of emotion regulation strategies on physiological and self-report measures of anxiety during a stress-inducing academic task

International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-15

  Wilson, Christopher J ^a   Barnes Holmes, Yvonne ^b   Barnes Holmes, Dermot ^b  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Mindfulness; Psychological acceptance; Skin conductance; Task anxiety; Thought suppression

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894060471     PISSN: 15777057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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