Positive Self-Imagery May Not Always Be Positive: Examining the Impact of Positive and Negative Self-Imagery in Social Anxiety
| Autor: | Linnea F. Veloce, Megan W. L. Fricker, Rebecca A. Blackie, Nancy L. Kocovski |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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050103 clinical psychology
05 social sciences Social anxiety Behavioral therapy Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 030227 psychiatry 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Safety behaviors Anxiety 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences medicine.symptom Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Cognitive Therapy. 12:191-204 |
| ISSN: | 1937-1217 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s41811-019-00049-3 |
| Popis: | Socially anxious individuals often hold a negative self-image in mind during social situations. The effect of self-imagery on post-event processing has yielded conflicting results, and its effect on anticipatory processing has yet to be examined. The primary aim of this study was to compare negative and positive self-imagery on anticipatory and post-event processing, and the secondary aim was to examine the impact on state anxiety, safety behaviors, and focus of attention. Participants (N = 80 students) were randomly assigned to a positive or negative self-imagery induction and then delivered an impromptu speech. Among those low in social anxiety, outcomes were generally better for the positive self-imagery condition but among those high in social anxiety, positive self-imagery led to similar or worse outcomes than negative self-imagery. Taken together, encouraging positive self-imagery may be useful for those with lower social anxiety, but not for those with higher social anxiety. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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