Social anxiety increases visible anxiety signs during social encounters but does not impair performance

Social anxiety increases visible anxiety signs during social encounters but does not impair performance

Abstract Background Preliminary evidence suggests that impairment of social performance in socially anxious individuals may be specific to selective aspects of performance and be more pronounced in females. This evidence is based primarily on contrasting results from studies using all-male or all-fe...

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Main Authors: Trevor Thompson, Nejra Van Zalk, Christopher Marshall, Melanie Sargeant, Brendon Stubbs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Psychology
Subjects:
Social anxiety
Social performance
Social discomfort
Sex differences
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40359-019-0300-5

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