Symptoms of specific and generalized social phobia: an examination of discriminant validity and structural relations with mood and anxiety symptoms.
Behav Ther
; 41(2): 254-65, 2010 Jun.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20412890
ABSTRACT
Current models divide social phobia into specific (SSP) and generalized (GSP) subtypes and suggest strong overlap between GSP and avoidant personality disorder (APD). Meanwhile, other research suggests reclassifying anxiety and mood disorders as fear and distress disorders. To unify these separate lines of research, this study was designed to test the hypothesis that SSP is more related to fear disorders (e.g., panic and phobias), whereas GSP and APD are more related to distress disorders (e.g., depression and generalized anxiety). Confirmatory factor analysis suggested the best-fitting model had symptoms of GSP, APD, and depression loading on one factor, and symptoms of SSP, panic, and specific phobias loading on a second factor. Key components of this model were (a) the inclusion of GAD symptoms reduced model fit and (b) GSP and APD symptoms significantly predicted SSP symptoms; this is consistent with conceptualizations of individuals with both GSP and SSP reporting performance anxiety.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ansiedade
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Transtornos Fóbicos
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Afeto
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Modelos Psicológicos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Behav Ther
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos