scholarly journals The Mediating Effect of Acceptance on the Relationship between Emotional Clarity and Social Interaction Anxiety in College Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 395-409
Author(s):  
김영자 ◽  
정남운
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Emotional Clarity ◽  
Social Interaction Anxiety ◽  
Interaction Anxiety ◽  
The Relationship

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.

Co-Rumination May Mitigate Depressive and Anxious Symptoms for Those High in Social Interaction Anxiety

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 381-403
Author(s):  
Megan G. Strickland ◽  
Phyllis Anastasio
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
College Women ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Direct Relationship ◽  
Socially Anxious ◽  
Social Interaction Anxiety ◽  
Interaction Anxiety ◽  
Positive Social Support ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction: Early co-rumination research has demonstrated that engagement in co-rumination, or persistent discussion of one's problems at length, can lead to increased depressive and anxious symptoms. There is limited research examining the direct relationship between a specialized type of anxiety—social interaction anxiety—and co-rumination, and that research has conflicting results, making it unclear what the relationship between the two is. The purpose of the present study was to further examine the relationship between co-rumination and social interaction anxiety, depressive symptoms, and symptoms of anxiety. Method: Ninety-six college women and men completed online questionnaires twice, separated by one month. Results: We found that co-rumination at Time 1 negatively predicted social interaction anxiety at Time 2. We also found co-rumination predicted reduced depressive symptoms, but only among those who had moderate and high levels of social interaction anxiety. In that respect, our findings replicate van Zalk and Tillfors (2017), who found that co-rumination acts as a buffer against depressive symptoms for individuals high in social anxiety. Our study also offers an extension of van Zalk and Tillfors in that the same pattern was found for anxious symptoms, but only among those with the highest levels of social interaction anxiety. Discussion: Therefore, co-rumination for highly socially-anxious individuals may serve as a form of positive social support, which highlights important individual differences on internalizing symptoms.

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