Interpretation Biases in Social Scenarios and Social Anxiety: The Role of Safety Behaviors.

IF 3.2 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Psicothema Pub Date : 2022-11-01 DOI:10.7334/psicothema2021.406

Ángel Prieto-Fidalgo, Anne C Miers, Esther Calvete

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Abstract

Background: Interpretation bias (IB) and safety behaviors (SB) are maintenance mechanisms of social anxiety (SA). However, few studies have examined the role of IB and SB together in explaining SA. The objective of this study was to determine whether SB explains the association between IB and SA. To evaluate these variables, the Adolescents' Interpretation and Beliefs Questionnaire (AIBQ 2.0) and the Social Phobia Safety Behaviors Scale (SPSBS) needed to be adapted for Spanish adolescents and young people.

Method: 826 Spanish vocational training students (60% males, 14-28 years old) completed a measure of SA and the AIBQ 2.0 and SPSBS.

Results: Path analysis showed that IB in offline scenarios was associated with SA through SB. IB in offline situations, but not in online situations, was directly associated with SA. As expected, the AIBQ 2.0 showed a two-dimensional structure and good internal consistency. The SPSBS demonstrated a unidimensional structure and good internal consistency.

Conclusions: In the absence of longitudinal studies, the data are compatible with the possible mediating role of SB in the association between IB and SA. Both instruments (AIBQ 2.0 and SPSBS) exhibited good psychometric properties for Spanish students.

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社交情境中的解释偏差与社交焦虑:安全行为的作用。

背景:解释偏见(Interpretation bias, IB)和安全行为(safety behavior, SB)是社交焦虑的维持机制。然而，很少有研究同时考察IB和SB在解释SA中的作用。本研究的目的是确定SB是否可以解释IB和SA之间的关系。为了评估这些变量，需要对青少年解释和信念问卷(AIBQ 2.0)和社交恐惧症安全行为量表(SPSBS)进行调整，以适应西班牙青少年和年轻人。方法:826名西班牙职业培训学生(男性占60%，14-28岁)完成了SA、AIBQ 2.0和SPSBS的测量。结果:通径分析显示，离线情境下的IB通过SB与SA相关，离线情境下的IB与SA直接相关，而在线情境下的IB与SA没有直接相关。正如预期的那样，AIBQ 2.0呈现出二维结构和良好的内部一致性。SPSBS具有单维结构和良好的内部一致性。结论:在缺乏纵向研究的情况下，这些数据与SB在IB和SA之间的关联中的可能中介作用相一致。两种工具(AIBQ 2.0和SPSBS)在西班牙学生中均表现出良好的心理测量特性。

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Psicothema PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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6.50

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24 weeks

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