Uncertainty, god, and scrupulosity: Uncertainty salience and priming god concepts interact to cause greater fears of sin

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 46, Issue , 2015, Pages 93-98

  Fergus, Thomas A ^a   Rowatt, Wade C ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fears of sin; God; Intolerance of uncertainty; Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD); Scrupulosity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFUSION (UNCERTAINTY); FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AFFECT SCHEDULE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; GUILT; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIGION; UNCERTAINTY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEAR; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; RELIGION; UNCERTAINTY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907525742     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: 18737943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2014.09.003     Document Type: Article

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