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Defense Mechanism Preferences and the Expression of Anxiety
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Viney, Linda L.; Manton, Monica – Social Behavior and Personality, 1974
The study was designed to assess the relationships between certain expressions of anxiety and preferences for defense mechanisms. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Patterns, Psychological Patterns, Research Projects
Stress and Medical Care Utilization: An Element of Screening Behavior.
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Bailey, Eric J. – Social Behavior and Personality, 1986
Examined whether clients who utilized a medical facility for the first time exhibit higher stress levels than those who were frequent or non-users. Spielberger's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory measured stress in anxiety scores among 183 clients who attended a health screening service. Clients who experienced heightened anxiety levels during the…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Patterns, Cultural Influences, Health
Intraindividual Variation in the Coordination of Social Perspectives
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Bearison, David J. – Social Behavior and Personality, 1976
The relationship between the ability to coordinate social perspectives and levels of anxiety induced by the social context was studied. Results showed a relative failure to coordinate perspectives in the "anxious" compared with the "neutral" condition and were discussed in terms of social contextual effects on aspects of social cognitive…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Individual Differences