About the Authors

R. Nicholas Carleton

Nick.Carleton@uregina.ca

Affiliation The Anxiety and Illness Behaviour Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Michel A. Thibodeau

Affiliation The Anxiety and Illness Behaviour Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Michelle J. N. Teale

Affiliation The Anxiety and Illness Behaviour Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Patrick G. Welch

Affiliation The Anxiety and Illness Behaviour Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Murray P. Abrams

Affiliation The Anxiety and Illness Behaviour Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Thomas Robinson

Affiliation Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region, Functional Rehabilitation Program, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Gordon J. G. Asmundson

Affiliation The Anxiety and Illness Behaviour Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RNC. Performed the experiments: RNC PGW MPA TR GJGA. Analyzed the data: RNC MAT PGW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RNC MAT TR GJGA. Wrote the paper: RNC MAT MJNT MPA TR GJGA.