Factor structure of the Dutch version of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire (2024)

van der Heiden, C., Muris, P., Bos, A. E. R., & van der Molen, H. T. (2010). Factor structure of the Dutch version of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 41(3), 304-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2010.02.009

van der Heiden, Colin ; Muris, Peter ; Bos, Arjan E R et al. / Factor structure of the Dutch version of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire. In: Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. 2010 ; Vol. 41, No. 3. pp. 304-9.

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van der Heiden, C, Muris, P, Bos, AER & van der Molen, HT 2010, 'Factor structure of the Dutch version of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire', Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 304-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2010.02.009

Factor structure of the Dutch version of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire. / van der Heiden, Colin; Muris, Peter; Bos, Arjan E R et al.
In: Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, Vol. 41, No. 3, 09.2010, p. 304-9.

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van der Heiden C, Muris P, Bos AER, van der Molen HT. Factor structure of the Dutch version of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. 2010 Sept;41(3):304-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2010.02.009