Scoring error of social avoidance and distress scale and its psychometric implications

2004 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan G. Hofmann ◽  
Patricia Marten DiBartolo ◽  
Robert M. Holaway ◽  
Richard G. Heimberg
Keyword(s):  
Social Avoidance ◽  
Distress Scale ◽  
Scoring Error

Social Avoidance and Distress Scale

1969 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Watson ◽  
Ronald Friend
Keyword(s):  
Social Avoidance ◽  
Distress Scale

Social Anxiety in Chinese Adults with Oral-Facial Clefts

2001 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy W. Berk ◽  
Margaret E. Cooper ◽  
You-e Liu ◽  
Mary L. Marazita
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Psychosocial Adjustment ◽  
Cleft Lip ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Negative Evaluation ◽  
Social Avoidance ◽  
Chinese Adults ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Facial Clefts ◽  
Distress Scale

Objective This study examined social anxiety and measures of psychosocial adjustment in Chinese adults with oral-facial clefts, their unaffected siblings, and age-matched controls. Design This cross-sectional study utilized a matched case-control study design. Participants Eighty-five adult cleft lip and cleft palate (CL/CP) subjects and 85 unaffected siblings (one adult sibling of each CL/CP subject) were recruited in Shanghai, China, from a larger CL/CP study. Eighty-five unaffected controls, gender- and age-matched to the CL/CP subjects, were recruited from Shanghai work units including factories, universities, and other institutions. Outcome Measures Social Avoidance and Distress Scale, Fear of Negative Evaluation, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Interpersonal Support Evaluation List. Results Affected adults reported significantly more social anxiety than unaffected siblings and controls. Affected adults also scored significantly lower on measures of self-esteem and social support than unaffected siblings and controls. Unaffected siblings and controls were not found to differ on any of these measures. Conclusions Findings suggest that individuals with oral-facial clefts may be more disadvantaged with respect to social affiliation and adaptation than unaffected adults. Cross-cultural research is essential in enabling us to determine whether similar trends exist across cultures.

THE AFFECTIVE ELICITING AND REDUCING PROPERTIES OF ATTRACTION STIMULI

1973 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Lamberth ◽  
Charles Gouaux ◽  
Wayne Padd
Keyword(s):  
Positive Affect ◽  
Social Avoidance ◽  
The Social ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Powerful Stimulus ◽  
Distress Scale ◽  
The Stranger ◽  
Affect Adjective ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Reducing Properties

Three different experiments investigated the affect eliciting and reducing properties of attraction stimuli. In Experiment 1 it was found that dissimilar attitudes elicit negative effect (as measured by the Semantic Differential), while the evaluation of the stranger holding those attitudes reduced affect. Similar attitudes did not elicit positive affect. Further, affect was not reliably altered by similar or dissimilar attitudes when the affect was measured by the Multiple Affect Adjective Checklist or the Social Avoidance and Distress Scale. In Experiment 2 it was tentatively concluded that the simultaneous use of more than one measure of affect can influence scores of all affective measures used. The inconsistency in results in Experiment 1 was attributed to the use of multiple affect measures in certain groups. In Experiment 3 the results of Experiment 1 were replicated while introducing a more powerful stimulus in an attempt to elicit positive effect. As in Experiment 1, negative stimuli elicited negative affect and, as predicted, positive evaluations elicited positive affect. Evaluation of the person who had delivered the affect eliciting personal evaluations effectively reduced that affect.

Brief Version of the Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale – Straightforward Items (BFNE-S): Psychometric Properties in a Spanish Population

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 981-989 ◽  
Author(s):  
María José Gallego Pitarch
Keyword(s):  
Social Phobia ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Negative Evaluation ◽  
Fear Of Negative Evaluation ◽  
Spanish Population ◽  
Clinical Population ◽  
Social Avoidance ◽  
Distress Scale ◽  
Generalized Social Phobia

The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Brief version of the Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale – Straightforward Items (BFNE-S) in a non-clinical Spanish population. Rodebaugh et al. (2004) recommended the use of this scale composed of 8 straightforwardly-worded items, instead of the 12-item version of the BFNE. The sample consisted of 542 undergraduate students, 71.3% of whom were women and 28.7% were men; the mean age was 21.71 (4.78) years. Exploratory factor analysis produced one factor which accounted for 51.28% of variance. The internal consistency of the scale was α = .89. The BFNE-S correlated with the Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (r = .44), the Personal Report of Confidence as Speaker – Modified (r = .44), the Public Speaking Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (r = -.38) and both subscales of the Self-Statements during Public Speaking (SSPS-P r = -.22; SSPS-N r = .53). ANOVAs revealed significant differences in the BFNE-S amongst a non-clinical population, persons suffering from specific social phobia, non-generalized social phobia and generalized social phobia.

scholarly journals Comparison of the ability to mentalization in patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective psychosis based on the methodology «Understanding the mental state of theeyes»

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 99-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.B. Kholmogorova ◽  
M.A. Moskacheva ◽  
O.V. Rychkova ◽  
O.D. Pugovkina ◽  
V.V. Krasnova-Goleva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental State ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Negative Evaluation ◽  
Social Orientation ◽  
Inverse Association ◽  
Social Avoidance ◽  
Schizoaffective Psychosis ◽  
The One ◽  
Distress Scale

We present the data of the survey of patients with schizophrenia, schizoaffective psychosis and a group of mentally healthy people using the test «Understanding the mental state of the eyes» («Eyes test») by Baron-Cohen, aimed at assessing the capacity for mentalization. We describe the procedure for selecting the most valid test cards for Russian sample of subjects. It is shown that the results of the test «Eyes» of schizoaffective disorder patients are intermediate between patients with schizophrenia and healthy subjects, 1. ability for mentalization they save more than patients with schizophrenia. The findings are discussed in the context of theoretical models of the spectrum of mental pathology. The data of the survey of patients and healthy subjects, additional procedures aimed at identifying the communication capacity for mentalization with the severity of psychopathology (Hospital scale questionnaire SCL-90-R) and social motivation in the form of focus on the contact with others and the ability to enjoy them (The scale of social avoidance and distress scale Brief fear of negative evaluation, social anhedonia scale), as well as focus on the mental and emotional sphere of life (Toronto alexithymia scale). Based on the correlation analysis of the data concludes that there is a statistically significant inverse association between the ability to mentalization, on the one hand, and the severity of psychopathology and the reduction of social orientation – on the other

Effects of Audience and Anxiety Level on Learning and Performance of a Complex Gross Motor Skill by College Women

1973 ◽  
Vol 36 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1103-1108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vann Q. Hutchinson ◽  
Doyice J. Cotten
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skill ◽  
Anxiety Level ◽  
Negative Evaluation ◽  
Social Avoidance ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Audience Analysis ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Initial Score ◽  
Distress Scale ◽  
Gross Motor Skill

To determine the effects of passive male and female audiences on performance and learning of a complex, gross motor skill, 144 female freshmen were selected from 4 distinct state anxiety levels based on combined scores on the Social Avoidance and Distress Scale and Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale. Within each anxiety group, Ss learned a ball-throwing task under one of three conditions with audience. Performance was adversely affected for highly anxious Ss with a male audience. Analysis of learning scores [(final score — initial score) ÷ (maximum score possible — initial score)] indicated that none of the audience conditions affected learning at any anxiety level.

scholarly journals Preferred Internet Content and Social Anxiety as Drivers of Internet Addiction in Teens and Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-140
Author(s):  
E.Yu. Kazarinova ◽  
A.B. Kholmogorova
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Negative Evaluation ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Social Avoidance ◽  
School Students ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Social Assessment ◽  
Distress Scale

The article presents the results of studying the connection between Internet addiction and social anxiety and the preferred types of Internet content among adolescents and young people studying in schools and universities. The sample consisted of 72 high school students of a secondary comprehensive school in Moscow aged 15 to 17 years (M=16), including 36 boys and 36 girls, as well as 72 junior students of Moscow universities aged 18 to 20 years old (M=19), of which 36 were boys and 36 were girls. The methodological complex included an Internet Addiction Test (K. Young), the original author's questionnaire of preferred Internet content, Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (SADS, Watson, Friend, 1969), Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale (BFNE, Leary, 1983). It was revealed that the indicators of Internet addiction at the tendency level are higher in adolescents compared to students. Of the three components of social anxiety (social avoidance, social distress and fear of negative social assessment), only the indicator of fear of negative social assessment has a significant positive effect on the growth of indicators of Internet addiction in the combined group of respondents. The preference for content related to communication and self-presentation also has a significant impact on the growth of Internet addiction rates. Being overly concerned with other people's evaluations, seeking their approval, and focusing on self-presentation and social media communication all contribute to Internet addiction (increased time spent on the Internet, loss of control over it, as well as cognitive preoccupation with what is happening on the Internet).

Paroxetine in social phobia/social anxiety disorder

1999 ◽  
Vol 175 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Baldwin ◽  
Julio Bobes ◽  
Dan J. Stein ◽  
Ingebor Scharwächter ◽  
Michel Faure
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Phobia ◽  
Social Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Severity Of Illness ◽  
Social Avoidance ◽  
Primary Efficacy ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Global Improvement ◽  
Distress Scale

BackgroundPreliminary studies have suggested that paroxetine may be effective in social phobia/social anxiety disorder.AimsTo assess the efficacy and tolerability of paroxetine in the acute (12-week) treatment of social phobia.MethodTwo-hundred and ninety patients with social phobia were assigned randomly to paroxetine (20–50 mg/day flexible dose) or placebo for 12 weeks of double-blind treatment. Primary efficacy outcomes were the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) total score (patient-rated) and the Clinical Global Impression (GGI) scale global improvement item. The secondary efficacy variables included CGI scale severity of illness score and the patient-rated Social Avoidance and Distress Scale.ResultsParoxetine produced a significantly greater reduction in LSAS total score (mean change from baseline: –29.4 v. –15.6; P 0.001) and a greater proportion of responders (score $2 on CGI global improvement) (65.7% v. 32.4%; P < 0.001) compared with placebo at the end of the 12-week study period. Both primary efficacy variables were statistically significant compared with placebo from week 4 onwards. Paroxetine was generally well tolerated.ConclusionsParoxetine is an effective, well-tolerated treatment for patients with social phobia.

Symptoms of Psychological Problems Among Chinese Migrant Workers: The Role of Marital Status

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (9) ◽  
pp. 1477-1494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chuanjing Liao ◽  
Huapei Mao ◽  
Hairong Wu
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Social Avoidance ◽  
Social Distress ◽  
The Social ◽  
Chinese Migrant Workers ◽  
Distress Scale

We analyzed how social avoidance, social distress, and social support affect symptoms of psychological problems among Chinese migrant workers. Participants were 407 migrant workers, who completed the Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS), the Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (SADS), and the Symptom Distress Checklist (SCL-90). The results were as follows: (a) overall, the symptoms of psychological problems among the migrant workers were serious, despite distinct differences according to gender and marital status; (b) the scores for the SCL-90 and SADS had a significant negative relationship with the rating on the SSRS, and the coefficient between scores on the SCL-90 and those on the SADS was at a moderate level despite distinct differences according to marital status; and (c) social distress of the unmarried and social avoidance and social distress of the married directly predicted their symptoms of psychological problems, whereas objective support and the utilization of support had more impact on married workers than on unmarried workers.

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