Fear of Positive Evaluation and Social Anxiety

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lara Kocijan ◽  
Lynne M. Harris
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Negative Evaluation ◽  
Standard Group ◽  
Cognitive Behaviour ◽  
Social Interaction Anxiety ◽  
Interaction Anxiety ◽  
Group Cbt ◽  
Fear Of Positive Evaluation ◽  
Positive Evaluation

Fear of negative evaluation (FNE) is a recognised diagnostic feature of Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD). Recently, the role of fear of positive evaluation (FPE) as a factor contributing to SAD has been a focus of research: there is evidence that FPE is associated with measures of social anxiety independent of measures of FNE and that measures of FPE may be sensitive to interventions for SAD. The present study examined the relationships between FPE, FNE and measures of social anxiety and depression in a sample assessed as suitable for group cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for social anxiety (n = 35), and the responsiveness of measures of FPE and FNE to standard group CBT for social anxiety in a subset of this group (n = 20). Measures of FNE and FPE were positively associated with each other and with measures of social interaction anxiety, general social anxiety concerns, and depression. However, the relationship between the FPE measure and measures of general social anxiety concerns and depression was not significant when FNE was statistically controlled. This is consistent with the view that FPE is specifically related to social interaction anxiety. In this sample, a measure of FPE was reduced in a sample receiving standard group CBT for social anxiety compared to a waitlisted group. The implications of these findings for the conceptualisation of SAD and for the delivery of interventions for those with SAD are considered.

A Comparison of Cognitive and Behavioral Approaches for Reducing Cost Bias in Social Anxiety

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 210-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Possis ◽  
Joshua J. Kemp ◽  
James J. Lickel ◽  
Jennifer T. Sy ◽  
Laura J. Dixon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Phobia ◽  
Expressive Writing ◽  
Cognitive Restructuring ◽  
Behavioral Experiment ◽  
Target Cost ◽  
Social Interaction Anxiety ◽  
Single Session Intervention ◽  
Interaction Anxiety

Cognitive-behavioral theories suggest that anxiety is maintained in part by estimates of the probability and cost of feared negative outcomes. Social phobia may be unique among the anxiety disorders in that it is characterized by overestimates of the cost of events that are objectively noncatastrophic (e.g., committing social mishaps). As such, treatment approaches that target cost bias may be particularly effective in reducing social phobia symptoms. This study examined the efficacy of 2 cost-specific techniques in a single-session intervention for social anxiety. Individuals (n = 61) with elevated social interaction anxiety were randomly assigned to an expressive writing control condition, a cognitive restructuring condition, or a behavioral experiment condition. Results demonstrated that the cognitive restructuring condition produced significantly greater improvement in indices of social anxiety than the other conditions. Reduction in cost bias fully mediated the significantly greater improvement in social interaction anxiety in the cognitive restructuring condition relative to the behavioral experiment condition. The present findings highlight the value of techniques designed to reduce cost biases in social anxiety. Clinical implications are discussed.

A Comparison of Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory Measures: Unique Associations With Social Interaction Anxiety and Social Observation Anxiety

Assessment ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 627-639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam L. Kramer ◽  
Benjamin F. Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory ◽  
Sensitivity Theory ◽  
Social Interaction Anxiety ◽  
Reinforcement Sensitivity ◽  
Social Observation ◽  
Freeze System ◽  
Interaction Anxiety

Evidence suggests that the behavior inhibition system (BIS) and fight-flight-freeze system play a role in the individual differences seen in social anxiety disorder; however, findings concerning the role of the behavior approach system (BAS) have been mixed. To date, the role of revised reinforcement sensitivity theory (RST) subsystems underlying social anxiety has been measured with scales designed for the original RST. This study examined how the BIS, BAS, and fight, flight, freeze components of the fight-flight-freeze system uniquely relate to social interaction anxiety and social observation anxiety using both a measure specifically designed for the revised RST and a commonly used original RST measure. Comparison of regression analyses with the Jackson-5 and the commonly used BIS/BAS Scales revealed important differences in the relationships between RST subsystems and social anxiety depending on how RST was assessed. Limitations and future directions for revised RST measurement are discussed.

scholarly journals Self-Focused Attention and Post-Event Processing: Relevance to Social Performance Anxiety and Social Interaction Anxiety

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob B. Holzman ◽  
David P. Valentiner ◽  
Kathleen S. McCraw
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Performance ◽  
Performance Anxiety ◽  
Focused Attention ◽  
Event Processing ◽  
Social Interaction Anxiety ◽  
High Standards ◽  
Interaction Anxiety

This study examined the roles of self-focused attention and post-event processing in social performance anxiety and social interaction anxiety. College students (N = 101) completed measures of social performance anxiety, social interaction anxiety, self-focused attention, post-event processing, and beliefs related to social anxiety. Interoceptive self-focused attention and post-event processing predicted social performance anxiety after controlling for social interaction anxiety. The associations with social interaction anxiety were not significant after controlling for social performance anxiety. Associations of behavioral self-focused attention with social performance anxiety and social interaction anxiety were not significant after controlling for interoceptive self-focused attention. No evidence of an interaction between self-focused attention and post-event processing in the prediction of social anxiety was found. This study found no evidence that the associations of interoceptive self-focused attention and post-event processing with social performance anxiety were statistically mediated by high standards, conditional beliefs about self, and unconditional beliefs about self. These results and their theoretical implications are discussed.

The Relationships Between Metacognition, Anticipatory Processing, and Social Anxiety

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanos P. Vassilopoulos ◽  
Andreas Brouzos ◽  
Nicholas J. Moberly
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Thinking Style ◽  
Repetitive Thinking ◽  
Anticipatory Processing ◽  
Social Interaction Anxiety ◽  
Interaction Anxiety ◽  
The Relationship

Anticipatory processing (AP) is a repetitive thinking style associated with social anxiety that has been understudied relative to other similar constructs (e.g., rumination, worry). The primary goal of this study was the development and evaluation of the Positive Beliefs about Anticipatory Processing Questionnaire (PB-APQ) with a sample of 301 undergraduate students. Further, it was predicted that anticipatory processing would mediate the relationship between positive beliefs about anticipatory processing and social interaction anxiety. The findings from this study suggest that PB-APQ is a valid and reliable construct. Anticipatory processing was shown to partially mediate the relationship between positive beliefs about anticipatory processing and social interaction anxiety. The results provide initial evidence for the suggestion that individuals who tend to hold positive beliefs about anticipatory processing tend to engage in anticipatory processing, which may increase social interaction anxiety.

scholarly journals Level of Self-Consciousness and Social Interaction Anxiety among Adolescents of Educational and Non- coeducational Schools of Lahore

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asma Majeed
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Strong Correlation ◽  
Sampling Strategy ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
The Self ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Social Interaction Anxiety ◽  
Interaction Anxiety

The study aims at identifying a one-to-one correspondence among self-consciousness and social interaction anxiety between students. Furthermore, the differences between coeducational and non-coeducational schools were also studied. Correlation research design and purposive sampling strategy was used to collect the data. A total sample of N= 200 participants were selected out of which 100 students were enrolled in coeducational, boys and girls, each (n= 50) and 100 participants who were enrolled in non-coeducational schools, boys and girls, each (n= 50) with ages ranging between 14-19 years old. The scales used in the research were The Self-Consciousness Revised Scale (Scheier & Carver, 1985) and Social Interaction Anxiousness Scale (Leary, 1983). Results suggested strong correlation among self-consciousness both in public and private, as well as in social anxiety and social interaction anxiety. Moreover, no differences were found in relation to the self-consciousness and social interaction anxiety between the students enrolled both within coeducational and non-coeducational schools.

scholarly journals Reactions to Prospective Positive vs. Negative Evaluation in the Laboratory: A Comparison of High and Low Socially Anxious Participants

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 619-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin C. Barber ◽  
David A. Moscovitch
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Negative Evaluation ◽  
Social Partner ◽  
Social Threat ◽  
Socially Anxious ◽  
Fear Of Positive Evaluation ◽  
Positive Evaluation

We present a study designed to investigate fear of positive vs. negative evaluation within the context of a laboratory-based paradigm designed to evoke social threat. Eighty-nine undergraduates with high (n = 43) or low (n = 46) levels of trait social anxiety took part in a “getting acquainted” task. Participants rated their anxiety about receiving prospective positive vs. negative evaluation in anticipation of receiving public feedback on a filmed introduction of themselves that they had made for an unknown social partner whom they expected they would later meet. Results demonstrated, in contrast to extant theories of fear of positive evaluation in social anxiety, that all participants, including those with high levels of social anxiety, rated the prospect of positive evaluation as anxiety reducing. This finding raises important questions about the construct of fear of positive evaluation and how to measure it “in vivo” in an ecologically valid manner.

scholarly journals Validity of the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) Measurement Tool

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-26
Author(s):  
Beatrice Kalalo ◽  
Celine Amanda Marlietama ◽  
Graceveline Cristabel
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Phobia ◽  
Beck Depression Inventory ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Social Interaction Anxiety ◽  
Social Interaction Anxiety Scale ◽  
Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale ◽  
Interaction Anxiety

Social phobia adalah ketakutan seseorang ketika beraktivitas di depan orang lain, seperti makan, minum, gemetar, memerah, berbicara, menulis atau muntah. Aktivitas ini merujuk kepada kecemasan dalam diri seseorang. Terdapat dua aspek yang dapat digunakan untuk mengidentifikasi kecemasan yaitu performance dan social. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji validasi alat ukur Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS). Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan kriteria subjek mahasiswa aktif strata 1 usia 17-25 tahun. Subjek penelitian berjumlah 177 mahasiswa dari berbagai perguruan tinggi di Indonesia. Data diperoleh melalui google form yang disebarkan secara online dan data diolah menggunakan aplikasi SPSS. Teknik sampling yang digunakan adalah accidental sampling sehingga subjek yang dibutuhkan adalah subjek yang memenuhi kriteria di atas. Validasi alat ukur pada penelitian ini menggunakan sumber bukti berdasarkan struktur internal dan korelasi dengan alat ukur lain (Beck Depression Inventory dan Social Interaction Anxiety Scale). Hasil yang diperoleh dari penelitian ini membuktikan bahwa alat ukur LSAS valid dan dapat digunakan untuk mengukur kecemasan sosial.

A longitudinal assessment of the bivalent fear of evaluation model with social interaction anxiety in social anxiety disorder

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (12) ◽  
pp. 1253-1260
Author(s):  
Andrew R. Johnson ◽  
Samantha R. Bank ◽  
Mark Summers ◽  
Matthew P. Hyett ◽  
David M. Erceg‐Hurn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Longitudinal Assessment ◽  
Social Interaction Anxiety ◽  
Interaction Anxiety
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