Development and Psychometric Investigation of an Inventory to Assess Fight, Flight, and Freeze Tendencies: The Fight, Flight, Freeze Questionnaire

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 117-127

  Maack, Danielle J ^a,b   Buchanan, Erin ^c   Young, John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b Topical Products Testing   (United States)

^c MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; fear; fight; flight; freeze; scale development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ESCAPE REACTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84927581276     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: 16512316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506073.2014.972443     Document Type: Article

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