Social anxiety and romantic conflict: Examining prospective interpersonal dynamics

IF 4.2 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Behaviour Research and Therapy Pub Date : 2025-02-15 DOI:10.1016/j.brat.2025.104704

Julia M. Levitan, Thomas L. Rodebaugh

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Abstract

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is associated with impairment in close relationship functioning, including romantic relationships. Although interpersonal theories point to dimensions of dominance and warmth as relevant factors, the momentary interpersonal dynamics that may be contributing to relationship problems remain poorly understood. In the present study, we examined contemporaneous and prospective associations between dominance and warmth in individuals with (n = 30) and without (n = 29) SAD and their romantic partners during a 10-min conflict task. Using the Continuous Assessment of Interpersonal Dynamics system and multilevel residual dynamic structural equation modeling, we found that on average, both partners tended to become colder and more dominant over time and showed strong warmth complementarity. Prospective effects indicated that momentary ratings of dominance and warmth positively predicted subsequent ratings, and cross-lagged effects suggested that each partner's behavior predicted change in the other over time. Critically, moderation analyses identified multiple cross-lagged effects that differed significantly as a function of primary participants' SAD diagnosis, all involving warmth. Our methods suggested that future work at longer time scales (i.e., across lags between 20 and 60 s) may be fruitful.

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社交焦虑和浪漫冲突：考察未来的人际动态

社交焦虑障碍（SAD）与亲密关系功能的损害有关，包括浪漫关系。虽然人际关系理论指出了支配和温暖的维度是相关的因素，但可能导致关系问题的瞬间人际动态仍然知之甚少。在本研究中，我们在一项10分钟的冲突任务中，对患有（n = 30）和不患有（n = 29） SAD的个体及其恋人进行了统治和温暖之间的当代和未来联系的研究。利用人际动态连续评估系统和多层次剩余动态结构方程模型，我们发现，随着时间的推移，伴侣双方的平均温度都趋于更冷、更占优势，并表现出较强的温暖互补性。前瞻效应表明，对支配和温暖的瞬时评分积极预测了随后的评分，交叉滞后效应表明，每一个伴侣的行为都预测了对方随着时间的变化。重要的是，适度分析确定了多个交叉滞后效应，这些效应作为主要参与者SAD诊断的函数显着不同，都涉及温暖。我们的方法表明，未来在更长的时间尺度上（即跨越20到60秒之间的滞后）的工作可能会取得成果。

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Behaviour Research and Therapy PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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7.50

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7.30%

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148

期刊介绍： The major focus of Behaviour Research and Therapy is an experimental psychopathology approach to understanding emotional and behavioral disorders and their prevention and treatment, using cognitive, behavioral, and psychophysiological (including neural) methods and models. This includes laboratory-based experimental studies with healthy, at risk and subclinical individuals that inform clinical application as well as studies with clinically severe samples. The following types of submissions are encouraged: theoretical reviews of mechanisms that contribute to psychopathology and that offer new treatment targets; tests of novel, mechanistically focused psychological interventions, especially ones that include theory-driven or experimentally-derived predictors, moderators and mediators; and innovations in dissemination and implementation of evidence-based practices into clinical practice in psychology and associated fields, especially those that target underlying mechanisms or focus on novel approaches to treatment delivery. In addition to traditional psychological disorders, the scope of the journal includes behavioural medicine (e.g., chronic pain). The journal will not consider manuscripts dealing primarily with measurement, psychometric analyses, and personality assessment.