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- Title
Interpretation Biases in Social Scenarios and Social Anxiety: The Role of Safety Behaviors.
- Authors
Prieto-Fidalgo, Ángel; Miers, Anne C.; Calvete, Esther
- 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
- Subjects
SOCIAL anxiety; PSYCHOMETRICS; INTERPRETATION (Philosophy); SAFETY; SOCIAL phobia
- Publication
Psicothema, 2022, Vol 34, Issue 4, p489
- ISSN
0214-9915
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7334/psicothema2021.406