The structure of vulnerabilities for social anxiety disorder.

ABSTRACT: Social anxiety disorder symptoms are generally proposed to be related to broad temperamental vulnerabilities (e.g., a low level of approach and high level of avoidance temperament), specific psychological vulnerabilities (e.g., fears of negative and positive evaluation), and additional disorders (e.g., major depressive disorder). However, existing tests of such a model have either not considered depressive symptoms or relied on samples of undergraduates. We examined these and related questions via a latent variable model in a large dataset (N=2253) that combined participants across a variety of studies. The model had adequate fit in the whole sample, and good fit in a subsample in which more participants completed the depression measure. The model indicated that low level of approach and h

SUBMITTER: Rodebaugh TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5346047 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature