Gender and age differences in cognitive, psychophysiological and behavioural responses of social anxiety in adolescence
The aim of this study was to analyze gender and age differences in social anxiety in adolescence through factor scores of the Social Phobia subscale of the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory (SP-SPAI): Social Interactions, Focus of Attention, Cognitive and Somatic Symptoms and Avoidance and Escape...
| Autores: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2011 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) |
| Repositorio: | REDIUMH. Depósito Digital de la UMH |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:dspace.umh.es:11000/35877 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/11000/35877 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Adolescence Social anxiety Gender Age Adolescencia Género Edad CDU::1 - Filosofía y psicología::159.9 - Psicología |
| Sumario: | The aim of this study was to analyze gender and age differences in social anxiety in adolescence through factor scores of the Social Phobia subscale of the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory (SP-SPAI): Social Interactions, Focus of Attention, Cognitive and Somatic Symptoms and Avoidance and Escape Behaviours. The sample consisted of 2543 students from secondary schools aged between 12 and 17. Results are shown for the general sample (N = 2543) and for the sample of adolescents classified as high social anxiety group (n = 317). Regarding the first group, girls scored higher on the Social Phobia subscale and all its factors except Avoidance and Escape (d = .32 – .35). As regards the high anxiety group, the analyses revealed that boys avoid and escape from social situations more frequently than girls (d = .23). No age differences were found in the factor scores for either of the two samples. |
|---|