Effects of Anger on Interpretation Bias, Negative Beliefs about Uncertainty, and Worry Catastrophizing: An Experimental Study

Journal of Experimental Psychopathology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 138-148

  Deschênes, Sonya S ^a   Dugas, Michel J ^b   Anderson, Kristin G ^a   Gouin, Jean Philippe ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anger; generalized anxiety disorder; interpretation bias; intolerance of uncertainty; worry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84999822350     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20438087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5127/jep.042814     Document Type: Article

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