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The effect of situational structure on the social performance of socially anxious and non-anxious participants

Thompson, Simon, Rapee, Ronald M·2002·Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
DOI 10.1016/s0005-7916(02)00021-6
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Twenty-six socially anxious and 24 low-anxious female undergraduate students were observed in brief unstructured and structured hetero-social interactions with a confederate. The unstructured interaction was a naturalistic interaction in which participants were observed surreptitiously. The structured interaction was a role-play in which participants were instructed to try and get to know as much as possible about their partner. Videotapes of the interactions were subsequently rated on subjective and objective measures of social skill. The results showed that high socially anxious females performed somewhat worse than low socially anxious females in both situations. However, this difference was far larger in the unstructured social situation and was relatively small in the structured social situation. It appears that socially anxious females do perform more poorly in social interactions than do low-anxious females, but a large component of this poor performance may be a result of avoidance rather than a lack of ability.

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  • Although behaviors such as polite smiles, directing gaze downward, restricting speech in conversation, and speaking softly may serve to reduce anxiety in the moment, they have been associated with negative perceptions from observers and decreased willingness among peers to re-engage the individual in conversation in a lab setting, particularly in ambiguous social tasks.

    “Although behaviors such as polite smiles, directing gaze downward, restricting speech in conversation, and speaking softly may serve to reduce anxiety in the moment, they have been associated with negative perceptions from observers and decreased willingness among peers to re-engage the individual in conversation in a lab setting, particularly in ambiguous social tasks (130–132).”

    From MDMA-Assisted Therapy as a Means to Alter Affective, Cognitive, Behavioral, and Neurological Systems Underlying Social Dysfunction in Social Anxiety Disorder (2021) · cites this paper as [131]

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Authors
Thompson, S., & Rapee, R. M.
Affiliations
Macquarie University (AU)
Corresponding author
Rapee, Ronald M
ORCID
Rapee, Ronald M
Venue
Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2002-06
Volume
33
Issue
2
Pages
91-102
ISSN
0005-7916 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s0005-7916(02)00021-6
OpenAlex
W2026227102
Cited by
72
References
33
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 3
FWCI
0.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
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 › Communication in Education and Healthcare
Keywords
social anxiety, social performance, social skills, avoidance, role play, naturalistic interaction, female undergraduates
MeSH terms
Adult, Female, Humans, Phobic Disorders, Role Playing, Severity of Illness Index, Social Behavior, Social Environment, Speech, Videotape Recording, Observer Variation

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