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Interpretations and judgments regarding positive and negative social scenarios in childhood social anxiety
journal contribution
posted on 2023-06-07, 18:34 authored by Stephanos P Vassilopoulos, Robin BanerjeeThe 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.
History
Publication status
- Published
Journal
Behaviour Research and TherapyISSN
0005-7967External DOI
Issue
7Volume
46Page range
870-876Department affiliated with
- Psychology Publications
Full text available
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Peer reviewed?
- Yes