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Preliminary Examination of the Relationship Between Anxiety Disorders in Adults and Self-Reported History of Teasing or Bullying Experiences

McCabe, Randi E., Antony, Martin M., Summerfeldt, Laura J., Liss, Andrea, Swinson, Richard P.·2003·Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Abstract

This preliminary study examined the relationship between anxiety disorders and self-reported history of teasing or bullying experiences, comparing individuals with social phobia, obsessive compulsive disorder, and panic disorder with or without agoraphobia. Given that aversive conditioning experiences, such as severe teasing, have been proposed to play a role in the development of social phobia and that the core feature of social phobia is a fear of social situations in which a person may be embarrassed or humiliated, we hypothesized that the social phobia group would have a higher rate of self-reported teasing history than would the obsessive compulsive disorder or panic disorder groups. Consistent with this hypothesis, a relationship between reported history of teasing and diagnosis was found. A significantly greater percentage of participants in the social phobia group (92%) reported a history of severe teasing experiences compared with the obsessive compulsive disorder (50%) and panic disorder (35%) groups. History of teasing experiences was also significantly related to an earlier age of onset for all 3 anxiety disorders, and to a greater number of self-reported additional problems in childhood. These findings suggest further directions for research in this area and highlight the significant link between perceptions of teasing in childhood and social phobia.

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  • Teasing can have devastating long-term effects on mental health, predisposing children to anxiety disorders and social phobias.

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Authors
McCabe, R. E., Antony, M. M., Summerfeldt, L. J., Liss, A., & Swinson, R. P.
Affiliations
St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (CA)
Corresponding author
McCabe, Randi E.
Venue
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
Published
2003-11
Volume
32
Issue
4
Pages
187-193
ISSN
  • 1650-6073 (ISSN-L)
  • 1651-2316
OpenAlex
W1969441531
Cited by
182
References
16
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5.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
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closed
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  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • 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
Keywords
anxiety disorders, teasing, bullying, social anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia, childhood adversity, age of onset, child problems, aversive conditioning, humiliation

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