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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Behaviour Research and Therapy PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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7.50

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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.