Lay Theories for Social Anxiety: Examining the Impact of Viewing Social Anxiety as Malleable Due to Personal Effort versus Fixed in Nature in a Non-clinical Sample

IF 2.8 3区 心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Isabella Roberto, Michael A. Busseri
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Abstract

Purpose

In a pre-registered study, we evaluated the impact of viewing social anxiety as malleable through personal effort (incremental lay theory) or fixed in nature (entity lay theory) in a non-clinical sample.

Methods

An online community sample of 586 American participants (M age = 40.38 years, 57% female) were randomly assigned to either an incremental, entity, or control condition, and completed various self-report measures.

Results

Participants in the incremental (vs. entity) condition viewed social anxiety as more malleable, perceived greater control over their social anxiety (greater onset responsibility and offset efficacy), reported greater self-compassion and stronger intentions to engage in social behaviours, and yet greater self-blame. Greater baseline social anxiety predicted less perceived control, lower self-compassion, and weaker social behavior intentions, but did not moderate the effects of the lay theory manipulation. Correlational results based on individual differences in lay theories for social anxiety were consistent with findings based on comparisons among experimental conditions.

Conclusions

An incremental mindset concerning social anxiety could be advantageous in helping individuals with various levels of social anxiety manage their fears concerning social evaluation and social interactions.

社交焦虑的铺垫理论:在非临床样本中研究将社交焦虑视为可塑的个人努力与固定性质的影响
目的在一项预先登记的研究中,我们评估了在非临床样本中将社交焦虑视为通过个人努力可塑的(增量外行理论)或性质固定的(实体外行理论)的影响。方法在线社区样本中的 586 名美国参与者(中位年龄 = 40.38 岁,57% 为女性)被随机分配到增量、实体或对照条件下,并完成各种自我报告测量。结果增量(与实体相比)条件下的参与者认为社交焦虑更具可塑性,认为自己对社交焦虑有更大的控制力(更大的起始责任和抵消效能),报告了更大的自我同情和更强烈的参与社交行为的意愿,但也有更大的自责。更严重的基线社交焦虑预示着更少的感知控制、更低的自我同情和更弱的社交行为意向,但并不影响非专业理论操纵的效果。基于社交焦虑非专业理论个体差异的相关结果与基于实验条件比较的结果是一致的。结论关于社交焦虑的渐进式思维方式可能有利于帮助患有不同程度社交焦虑的人管理他们对社会评价和社会交往的恐惧。
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Cognitive Therapy and Research
Cognitive Therapy and Research PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-
CiteScore
5.30
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52
期刊介绍: Cognitive Therapy and Research (COTR) focuses on the investigation of cognitive processes in human adaptation and adjustment and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). It is an interdisciplinary journal welcoming submissions from diverse areas of psychology, including cognitive, clinical, developmental, experimental, personality, social, learning, affective neuroscience, emotion research, therapy mechanism, and pharmacotherapy.
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