Interactive Effects of Anxiety Sensitivity and Emotion Regulation on Anxiety Symptoms

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 663-672

  Allan, Nicholas P ^a   Norr, Aaron M ^a   Macatee, Richard J ^a   Gajewska, Agnieszka ^a,b   Schmidt, Norman B ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Anxiety sensitivity; Emotion regulation; Latent variable interaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ANXIETY SENSITIVITY INDEX; ARTICLE; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANIC; PATIENT WORRY; PENN STATE WORRY QUESTIONNAIRE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL INTERACTION ANXIETY SCALE; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SYMPTOM;

EID: 84948579559     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: 15733505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-015-9484-z     Document Type: Article

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