Interpretation Biases in Social Scenarios and Social AnxietyThe Role of Safety Behaviors

  1. Ángel Prieto-Fidalgo 1
  2. AnneC. Miers 2
  3. Esther Calvete 2
  1. 1 Universidad de Deusto
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    Universidad de Deusto

    Bilbao, España

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  2. 2 Leiden University Institute for Psychological Research
Revista:
Psicothema

ISSN: 0214-9915,  1886-144X

Ano de publicación: 2022

Volume: 34

Número: 4

Páxinas: 489-497

Tipo: Artigo

DOI: 10.7334/PSICOTHEMA2021.406 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso aberto editor

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Background: Interpretation bias (IB) and safety behaviors (SB) are maintenance mechanisms of social anxiety (SA). However, few studies have examined the role of IB and SB together in explaining SA. The objective of this study was to determine whether SB explains the association between IB and SA. To evaluate these variables, the Adolescents’ Interpretation and Beliefs Questionnaire (AIBQ 2.0) and the Social Phobia Safety Behaviors Scale (SPSBS) needed to be adapted for Spanish adolescents and young people. Method: 826 Spanish vocational training students (60% males, 14–28 years old) completed a measure of SA and the AIBQ 2.0 and SPSBS. Results: Path analysis showed that IB in offline scenarios was associated with SA through SB. IB in offline situations, but not in online situations, was directly associated with SA. As expected, the AIBQ 2.0 showed a two-dimensional structure and good internal consistency. The SPSBS demonstrated a unidimensional structure and good internal consistency. Conclusions: In the absence of longitudinal studies, the data are compatible with the possible mediating role of SB in the association between IB and SA. Both instruments (AIBQ 2.0 and SPSBS) exhibited good psychometric properties for Spanish students.

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