Marijuana-related problems and social anxiety: The role of marijuana behaviors in social situations.

Julia D. Buckner; Richard G. Heimberg; Russell A. Matthews; Jose Silgado

doi:10.1037/a0025822

Marijuana-related problems and social anxiety: The role of marijuana behaviors in social situations.

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors ◽

10.1037/a0025822 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 151-156 ◽

Cited By ~ 40

Author(s):

Julia D. Buckner ◽

Richard G. Heimberg ◽

Russell A. Matthews ◽

Jose Silgado

Keyword(s):

Social Anxiety ◽

Social Situations

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Relationships among Social Perception, Social Skill, and Social Anxiety of Psychiatric Patients

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1983.53.3f.1175 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 53 (3_suppl) ◽

pp. 1175-1178 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Allan L. Fingeret ◽

Peter M. Monti ◽

Maryann Paxson

Keyword(s):

Social Behavior ◽

Social Anxiety ◽

Social Perception ◽

Social Skill ◽

Psychiatric Patients ◽

Social Performance ◽

Self Report ◽

Social Situations ◽

Response Alternatives

This study examined relationships among measures of social perception and social performance for 63 psychiatric patients. Simulated social situations with differing response alternatives were presented on videotape to patients who judged the most appropriate alternative of three. Patients also participated in role-plays, and their videotaped responses were later rated for social skill and social anxiety. Patients also responded to a self-report inventory of social behavior. Analysis indicated that social perception was correlated with social skill but not with social anxiety. Self-report measures were not correlated with either social perception or social performance. The possible role of social perception in social performance was discussed.

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Self-Focused Cognition in Social Anxiety: A Review of the Theoretical and Empirical Literature

Behaviour Change ◽

10.1017/bec.2016.2 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 33 (1) ◽

pp. 44-64 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Alice R. Norton ◽

Maree J. Abbott

Keyword(s):

Social Anxiety ◽

Cognitive Processes ◽

Empirical Literature ◽

Similar Process ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Social Situations ◽

Socially Anxious ◽

Substantial Body ◽

Growing Body

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is characterised by a marked and persistent fear of social or performance situations. Cognitive models suggest that self-focused cognitive processes play a crucial role in generating and maintaining social anxiety, and that self-focused cognition occurs prior to, during, and following social situations (Clark & Wells, 1995; Rapee & Heimberg, 1997). There is a substantial body of empirical evidence demonstrating that socially anxious individuals engage in self-focused cognition during and following a social or performance situation. A smaller but growing body literature suggests that a similar process occurs prior to such situations, and that these three processes are interdependent. Furthermore, the vast majority of research to date indicates that self-focused cognitive processes are detrimental, and that they generate and maintain social anxiety in a variety of ways. However, there remains considerable scope for research to further explicate the role of these processes in the maintenance of SAD, and to enhance interventions designed to ameliorate their negative effects.

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Exploring the Cognitive Model of Social Anxiety in Autistic Young People—The Central Role of Bodily Symptoms

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders ◽

10.1007/s10803-021-05359-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

H. Wood ◽

S. Rusbridge ◽

J. Lei ◽

C. Lomax ◽

J. Elliston ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Anxiety ◽

Young People ◽

Social Performance ◽

Cognitive Model ◽

Social Situations ◽

Autistic People ◽

Psychological Models ◽

Observer Ratings ◽

Bodily Sensations

AbstractWe explored the role of negative performance beliefs and self-focused attention considered central to psychological models of social anxiety but not studied in autism. Firstly, we compared self- and observer ratings of performance on a social task for 71 young autistic people, 41 high and 30 low in social anxiety, finding a significant main effect of social anxiety but not rater. Subsequently, 76 autistic young people, 46 high and 30 low social anxiety completed measures of interoceptive sensibility and focus of attention following a social task. Only heightened interoceptive sensibility fully mediated the relationship between self-ratings of social performance and social anxiety. These findings suggest awareness of bodily sensations are critical to anxiety in social situations with implications for treatment.

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