Trait emotional intelligence, anxiety sensitivity, and experiential avoidance in stress reactivity and their improvement through psychological methods

Europe's Journal of Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 376-404

  Choi, Kenneth ^a   Vickers, Kristin ^a   Tassone, Adrianna ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety sensitivity; Emotional intelligence; Experiential avoidance; Mindfulness; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901621723     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18410413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5964/ejop.v10i2.754     Document Type: Article

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