Vulnerabilities in social anxiety: Integrating intra- and interpersonal perspectives

Ginat-Frolich R, Gilboa-Schechtman E, Huppert JD, Aderka IM, Alden LE, Bar-Haim Y, Becker ES, Bernstein A, Geva R, Heimberg RG, Hofmann SG, Kashdan TB, Koster EH, Lipsitz J, Maner JK, Moscovitch DA, Philippot P, Rapee RM, Roelofs K, Rodebaugh TL, Schneier FR, Schultheiss O, Shahar B, Stangier U, Stein MB, Stopa L, Taylor CT, Weeks JW, Wieser MJ (2024)

Publication Type: Journal article, Review article

Publication year: 2024

Journal

Book Volume: 109

Article Number: 102415

DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2024.102415

Abstract

What are the major vulnerabilities in people with social anxiety? What are the most promising directions for translational research pertaining to this condition? The present paper provides an integrative summary of basic and applied translational research on social anxiety, emphasizing vulnerability factors. It is divided into two subsections: intrapersonal and interpersonal. The intrapersonal section synthesizes research relating to (a) self-representations and self-referential processes; (b) emotions and their regulation; and (c) cognitive biases: attention, interpretation and judgment, and memory. The interpersonal section summarizes findings regarding the systems of (a) approach and avoidance, (b) affiliation and social rank, and their implications for interpersonal impairments. Our review suggests that the science of social anxiety and, more generally, psychopathology may be advanced by examining processes and their underlying content within broad psychological systems. Increased interaction between basic and applied researchers to diversify and elaborate different perspectives on social anxiety is necessary for progress.

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Macquarie University Australia (AU) Radboud University Nijmegen Netherlands (NL) Washington University United States (USA) (US) Cardiovascular Research Foundation United States (USA) (US) Temple University United States (USA) (US) Philipps-Universität Marburg Germany (DE) University of California, San Diego United States (USA) (US) George Mason University United States (USA) (US) University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) United States (USA) (US) Universiteit Gent (UGent) / Ghent University Belgium (BE) Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) / אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב Israel (IL) Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) / Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam Netherlands (NL) Florida State University (FSU) United States (USA) (US) University of Waterloo (UW) Canada (CA) Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) Belgium (BE) Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel (IL) Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main Germany (DE) Bar-Ilan University Israel (IL) University of Haifa / אוניברסיטת חיפה Israel (IL) University of British Columbia Canada (CA) Tel Aviv University Israel (IL) University of Southampton United Kingdom (GB)

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APA:

Ginat-Frolich, R., Gilboa-Schechtman, E., Huppert, J.D., Aderka, I.M., Alden, L.E., Bar-Haim, Y.,... Wieser, M.J. (2024). Vulnerabilities in social anxiety: Integrating intra- and interpersonal perspectives. Clinical Psychology Review, 109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2024.102415

MLA:

Ginat-Frolich, Rivkah, et al. "Vulnerabilities in social anxiety: Integrating intra- and interpersonal perspectives." Clinical Psychology Review 109 (2024).

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