The effect of speech estimation on social anxiety (original) (raw)
2009, Japanese Journal of Psychology
This study investigates the e唖 ect of speech estimation on social anxiety to further understanding of this characteristic of Social Anxiety Disorder SAD. In the rst study, we developed the Speech Estimation Scale SES to assess negative estimation before giving a speech which has been reported to be the most fearful social situation in SAD. Undergraduate students n ＝ 306 completed a set of questionnaires, which consisted of the Short Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale SFNE , the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale SIAS , the Social Phobia Scale SPS , and the SES. Exploratory factor analysis showed an adequate one-factor structure with eight items. Further analysis indicated that the SES had good reliability and validity. In the second study, undergraduate students n ＝ 315 completed the SFNE, SIAS, SPS, SES, and the Self-reported Depression Scale SDS. The results of path analysis showed that fear of negative evaluation from others FNE predicted social anxiety, and speech estimation mediated the relationship between FNE and social anxiety. These results suggest that speech estimation might maintain SAD symptoms, and could be used as a specic target for cognitive intervention in SAD.
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