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The relevance of age of onset to the psychopathology of social phobia

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Rosellini, Anthony J., Rutter, Lauren A., Bourgeois, Michelle L., Emmert-Aronson, Benjamin O., Brown, Timothy A.·2013·Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
DOI 10.1007/s10862-013-9338-5PMC PMC3736863
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The present study aimed to examine the relevance of age of onset to the psychopathology of social phobia using a large clinical sample of 210 patients with social phobia. The two most common periods of onset were during adolescence (ages 14-17) and early childhood (prior to age 10). Structural regression modeling was used to test predictions that early onset social phobia would be associated with greater severity of the disorder, stronger current symptoms of depression and anxiety, greater functional impairment, and more pronounced levels of emotional disorder vulnerabilities (e.g., neuroticism/behavioral inhibition, extraversion, perceptions of control). Logistic regression was used to evaluate relationships between age of onset and the presence of acute and chronic stress at the time of onset. Results showed that earlier age of social phobia onset was associated with stronger current psychopathology, functional impairment, and emotional disorder vulnerabilities, and that later age of onset predicted the presence of an acutely stressful event around the time of disorder emergence. These results are discussed in regard to their clinical implications and congruence with prominent etiological models of the emotional disorders.

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  • Overall SAD typically emerges in early adolescence.

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    From Epidemiology, genetics, neuroimaging, clinical features, and treatment between overall and performance-only social anxiety disorder: a narrative review (2026) · cites this paper as Rosellini et al. 2013

    The Results (Distribution of Social Phobia Onset; page unavailable) report that ages 14–17 were the most common onset category in this clinical sample. But the Abstract and Discussion (pages unavailable) describe a bimodal pattern, with early childhood also a common onset period; they do not establish that SAD typically emerges specifically in early adolescence. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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Authors
Rosellini, A. J., Rutter, L. A., Bourgeois, M. L., Emmert-Aronson, B. O., & Brown, T. A.
Affiliations
Boston University (US)
Corresponding author
Rosellini, Anthony J.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2013-01-16
Volume
35
Issue
3
Pages
356-365
ISSN
  • 0164-0305 (ISSN-L)
  • 0882-2689
  • 1573-3505
DOI
10.1007/s10862-013-9338-5
PMC
PMC3736863
OpenAlex
W2055567443
Cited by
38
References
52
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2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 3
FWCI
5.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH039096)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
Keywords
social anxiety disorder, age of onset, early childhood onset, adolescent onset, depression, anxiety, functional disability, neuroticism, behavioral inhibition, extraversion, perceived control, acute stress, chronic stress

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