The legacy of social anxiety-linked negative expectancy: A pathway from pre-event negative expectancies to post-event negative thinking
dc.contributor.author | Basanovic, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Kowal, L | |
dc.contributor.author | Millward, S | |
dc.contributor.author | MacLeod, C | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-12-22T12:11:06Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-12-17 | |
dc.date.updated | 2023-12-22T11:54:06Z | |
dc.description.abstract | Background and objectives: Following engagement in a social event people with heightened vulnerability to social anxiety report elevated levels of negative thinking about the event, and this post-event negative thinking is implicated in the maintenance of social anxiety vulnerability. It has also been established that heightened social anxiety vulnerability is associated with disproportionately negative expectations of upcoming social events. However, contribution of social anxiety-linked pre-event negative expectancy to post-event negative thinking has not been directly investigated. The objective of the present study was to test the hypothesis that the relationship between social anxiety vulnerability and post-event negative thinking is mediated by pre-event negative expectancies that drive increased state anxiety at the time of encountering the event. Methods: One-hundred and ten participants who varied in social anxiety vulnerability completed a simulated job interview. Participants reported negativity of expectancies before the event, state anxiety experienced at the time of encountering the event, and post-event negative thinking across the seven days following the event. Results: Analyses revealed elevated social anxiety predicted increased negative post-event thinking. The association between social anxiety and post-event negative thinking was fully mediated by a mediation pathway involving pre-event negative expectancies and state anxiety at the time of encountering the interview event. Limitations: The study used a laboratory-based social experience, and conclusions could usefully be tested in the context of natural social events. Conclusions: The findings suggest that social anxiety-linked variation in pre-event negative expectancy may contribute to post-event negative thinking following a social event via its impact on state anxiety. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Australian Research Council | en_GB |
dc.format.extent | 101937-101937 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 83, article 101937 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2023.101937 | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | FL170100167 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/134852 | |
dc.identifier | ORCID: 0000-0002-3686-8720 (Basanovic, Julian) | |
dc.identifier | ScopusID: 55803978200 (Basanovic, Julian) | |
dc.identifier | ResearcherID: Y-5868-2019 (Basanovic, Julian) | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_GB |
dc.relation.url | https://osf.io/sghuj/ | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | en_GB |
dc.subject | Social anxiety | en_GB |
dc.subject | Expectancy | en_GB |
dc.subject | Pre-event processing | en_GB |
dc.subject | Post-event processing | en_GB |
dc.subject | Negative thinking | en_GB |
dc.title | The legacy of social anxiety-linked negative expectancy: A pathway from pre-event negative expectancies to post-event negative thinking | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2023-12-22T12:11:06Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0005-7916 | |
exeter.article-number | 101937 | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available from Elsevier via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.description | Repository: Materials, data, and analysis outputs described in this manuscript are available at https://osf.io/sghuj/ | en_GB |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1873-7943 | |
dc.identifier.journal | Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry | en_GB |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2023-12-09 | |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2023-12-17 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2023-12-22T12:06:50Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | VoR | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2023-12-22T12:11:12Z | |
refterms.panel | A | en_GB |
refterms.dateFirstOnline | 2023-12-17 |
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