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KMID : 1159120190260030131
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Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Psychology
2019 Volume.26 No. 3 p.131 ~ p.149
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Social Anxiety and Interpretation Bias: The Moderating Effects of Fear of Positive and Negative Evaluation
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You Eun-Sik
Son Eun-Jung
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Abstract
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This study examined differences between individuals with high and low levels of social anxiety in interpretation bias as measured by reaction time and self-report estimates, and the moderating effects of fear of positive and negative evaluation. Of 321 university students responding to the questionnaires, 60 participants scoring in the top and bottom 30% on the SADS, with scores below 25 on the CES-D were selected. The results of the self-report data indicated that individuals with high social anxiety interpreted ambiguous social situations more negatively and less positively than those with low social anxiety. Additionally, the interaction effect of social anxiety and fear of positive evaluation was significant in negative interpretation bias as measured by reaction time estimates. Finally, the interaction effect of social anxiety and fear of negative evaluation was clear reflected in ‘yes’ response rate of positive understanding questions. Implications of these findings and directions for future research are discussed.
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KEYWORD
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Social anxiety, Fear of positive evaluation, Fear of negative evaluation, Interpretation bias
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