Metacognitions, intolerance of uncertainty and worry: An investigation in adolescents

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 74, Issue , 2015, Pages 94-98

  Thielsch, Carolin ^a   Andor, Tanja ^a   Ehring, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Generalized Anxiety Disorder; Intolerance of uncertainty; Metacognition; Worry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908432269     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.10.004     Document Type: Article

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