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Social phobia; adolescence; physiological reactivity; anxiety sensitivity
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The Relationship Among Social Phobia, Objective And Perceived Physiological Reactivity, And Anxiety Sensitivity In An Adolescent Population, Emily R. Anderson, Debra A. Hope
The Relationship Among Social Phobia, Objective And Perceived Physiological Reactivity, And Anxiety Sensitivity In An Adolescent Population, Emily R. Anderson, Debra A. Hope
Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications
Physiological theories may be important in the development and maintenance of social phobia in youth. A limited literature base indicates that youth with social phobia experience increases in objective physiological arousal during social-evaluative situations and are more aware of such increases compared to nonanxious youth. Recent research suggests that youth with social phobia also evidence heightened levels of anxiety sensitivity, which may lead to interpretation of physiological arousal as dangerous or distressing, and, as a result, in avoidance of situations which produce increased physiological arousal. The purpose of the current study was to examine interaction among objective physiological arousal, perceived …