Anxiety sensitivity and risk-taking behavior

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 619-632

  Broman Fulks, Joshua J ^a   Urbaniak, Anna ^a   Bondy, Carmen L ^a   Toomey, Kelsey J ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; anxiety sensitivity; avoidance; gambling; risk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907591523     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: 14772205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2014.896906     Document Type: Article

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