Systematic Review of Existential Anxiety Instruments

Journal of Humanistic Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 173-201

  van Bruggen, Vincent ^a,b   Vos, Joël ^c   Westerhof, Gerben ^a   Bohlmeijer, Ernst ^a   Glas, Gerrit ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b Dimence Institute of Mental Health   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

anxiety; COSMIN; existential; psychometrics; test development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924865634     PISSN: 00221678     EISSN: 1552650X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022167814542048     Document Type: Article

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