Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4301, USA.
Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4301, USA.
J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 2014 Jun;45(2):229-33. doi: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2013.11.001. Epub 2013 Nov 14.
Research suggests that state anxiety and in-situation safety behaviors are associated with post-event processing (PEP) in social anxiety. Past research has obtained mixed results on whether one or both factors contribute to PEP. The current investigation evaluated state anxiety and in-situation safety behaviors (including subtypes of in-situation safety behaviors) simultaneously to determine their relative contributions to PEP.
A prospective study assessed social anxiety, state anxiety, in-situation safety behaviors, PEP, and depression in the context of a speech stressor.
Consistent with theory, in-situation safety behaviors were uniquely associated with greater PEP. State anxiety was not uniquely associated with PEP. Furthermore, restricting and active subtypes of in-situation safety behaviors showed specificity to PEP.
Limitations of the present study include the use of a nonclinical analog sample and retrospective reporting of PEP.
These findings highlight the importance of research on in-situation safety behaviors as a potential contributor to PEP.
研究表明,状态焦虑和情境中安全行为与社交焦虑的事后加工(PEP)有关。过去的研究对于是一个还是两个因素导致 PEP 存在分歧。本研究同时评估了状态焦虑和情境中安全行为(包括情境中安全行为的亚型),以确定它们对 PEP 的相对贡献。
一项前瞻性研究在演讲应激源的背景下评估了社交焦虑、状态焦虑、情境中安全行为、PEP 和抑郁。
与理论一致,情境中安全行为与更大的 PEP 呈独特相关。状态焦虑与 PEP 没有独特的关联。此外,情境中安全行为的限制和主动亚型与 PEP 具有特异性。
本研究的局限性包括使用非临床模拟样本和对 PEP 的回顾性报告。
这些发现强调了研究情境中安全行为作为 PEP 潜在贡献者的重要性。