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Perfectionism and Anxiety Sensitivity: The Relation between Etiological Factors of Social Anxiety

Saulnier, Kevin G
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1544448461375123

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2019, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Clinical Psychology (Arts and Sciences).
Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is characterized by maladaptive distress, anxiety, and avoidance in social situations. Perfectionistic self-presentation (PSP; the desire to present a perfect image to a social audience) and anxiety sensitivity (AS) social concerns (the fear of publicly observable anxiety symptoms) have been identified as potential risk factors of social anxiety. However, no studies have investigated the interplay between PSP, AS social concerns, and social anxiety. The current study examined potential ways that PSP and AS social concerns could confer risk for social anxiety by comparing a mediation and moderation model using structural equation modeling. Participants included 390 community adults recruited on Mturk that completed measures at baseline, month 3, and month 6 and responded correctly to validity items. Prior to comparing structural models, factorial invariance was established for all constructs. The planned mediation model evidenced suppression effects, and the moderation model failed to converge, suggesting poor model specification. Mediation and moderation models were then estimated using manifest variables, which provided a divergent pattern of results than the models using latent variables. The current findings are not consistent with either PSP or AS social concerns serving as mediators/moderators for the other construct. These findings highlight a need for future research to elucidate mechanisms of risk for social anxiety.
Nicholas Allan, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Tim Anderson, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Ryan Shorey, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
66 p.
Clinical Psychology
social anxiety; perfectionistic self-presentation; anxiety sensitivity

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  • Saulnier, K. G. (2019). Perfectionism and Anxiety Sensitivity: The Relation between Etiological Factors of Social Anxiety [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1544448461375123

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Saulnier, Kevin. Perfectionism and Anxiety Sensitivity: The Relation between Etiological Factors of Social Anxiety. 2019. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1544448461375123.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Saulnier, Kevin. "Perfectionism and Anxiety Sensitivity: The Relation between Etiological Factors of Social Anxiety." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1544448461375123

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