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Interpretations and judgments regarding positive and negative social scenarios in childhood social anxiety

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posted on 2023-06-07, 18:34 authored by Stephanos P Vassilopoulos, Robin BanerjeeRobin Banerjee
The present study extended our understanding of cognitive biases in childhood social anxiety. A non-clinical sample of 11¿13-year olds completed social anxiety and depression scales and were presented with scenarios depicting positive and mildly negative social events. Social anxiety was associated with tendencies to interpret positive social events in a discounting fashion, to catastrophize in response to mildly negative social events, and to anticipate more negative emotional reactions to the negative events. Implications for understanding and treating social anxiety are discussed.

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Behaviour Research and Therapy

ISSN

0005-7967

Issue

7

Volume

46

Page range

870-876

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  • Psychology Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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