Emotion Regulation in Social Anxiety Disorder: Reappraisal and Acceptance of Negative Self-beliefs

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew L. Dixon ◽  
Craig A. Moodie ◽  
Philippe R. Goldin ◽  
Norman Farb ◽  
Richard G. Heimberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Anxiety Disorder

scholarly journals Behavioural and neural correlates of self-focused emotion regulation in social anxiety disorder

2014 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 249-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Gaebler ◽  
Judith Daniels ◽  
Jan-Peter Lamke ◽  
Thomas Fydrich ◽  
Henrik Walter
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Neural Correlates

Effects of Self-Image on Anxiety, Judgement Bias and Emotion Regulation in Social Anxiety Disorder

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-94
Author(s):  
Hannah Lee ◽  
Jung-Kwang Ahn ◽  
Jung-Hye Kwon
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Cost ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Judgement Bias ◽  
Induction State ◽  
Before And After

Background: Research to date has focused on the detrimental effects of negative self-images for individuals with social anxiety disorder (SAD), but the benefits of positive self-images have been neglected. Aims: The present study examined the effect of holding a positive versus negative self-image in mind on anxiety, judgement bias and emotion regulation (ER) in individuals with SAD. Method: Forty-two individuals who met the diagnostic criteria for SAD were randomly assigned to either a positive or a negative self-image group. Participants were assessed twice with a week's interval in between using the Reactivity and Regulation Situation Task, which measures social anxiety, discomfort, judgement bias and ER, prior to and after the inducement of a positive or negative self-image. Results: Individuals in the positive self-image group reported less social anxiety, discomfort and distress from social cost when compared with their pre-induction state. They also used more adaptive ER strategies and experienced less anxiety and discomfort after using ER. In contrast, individuals in the negative self-image group showed no significant differences in anxiety, judgement bias or ER strategies before and after the induction. Conclusions: This study highlights the beneficial effects of positive self-images on social anxiety and ER.

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