Differential effects of safety behaviour subtypes in social anxiety disorder
| Autor: | Charles T. Taylor, M. Leili Plasencia, Lynn E. Alden |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Male 050103 clinical psychology Adolescent Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Phobic disorder Developmental psychology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Escape Reaction Reference Values Adaptation Psychological Avoidance Learning medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Situational ethics Social Behavior Defense Mechanisms Social perception 05 social sciences Social anxiety Middle Aged medicine.disease Anxiety Disorders Social relation 030227 psychiatry Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Phobic Disorders Social Perception Impression management Case-Control Studies Anxiety Female Safety medicine.symptom Psychology Risk Reduction Behavior Anxiety disorder |
| Zdroj: | Behaviour Research and Therapy. 49:665-675 |
| ISSN: | 0005-7967 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.brat.2011.07.005 |
| Popis: | Clinical observations indicate that individuals with Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) use a variety of safety behaviours; however, virtually no research has examined the functional effect of different safety-seeking strategies. Accordingly, we conducted two studies to address this issue. Study 1 measured global patterns of safety behaviour use in a large analogue sample. Factor analysis revealed two primary safety behaviour categories, avoidance and impression management. Study 2 assessed situational use of safety behaviours during a controlled social interaction in a clinical sample of 93 patients with Generalised SAD. Factor analysis again revealed support for avoidance and impression-management subtypes. Notably, the two types of safety behaviours were associated with different social outcomes. Avoidance safety behaviours were associated with higher state anxiety during the interaction and negative reactions from participants' interaction partners. Impression-management strategies appeared to impede corrections in negative predictions about subsequent interactions. These findings suggest that it may be beneficial to consider the unique effects of different safety-seeking strategies when assessing and treating SAD. |
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