Effects of Social Context on State Anxiety, Submissive Behavior, and Perceived Social Task Performance in Females with Social Anxiety

Effects of Social Context on State Anxiety, Submissive Behavior, and Perceived Social Task Performance in Females with Social Anxiety

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Main Author: Howell, Ashley N.
Language:English
Published: Ohio University / OhioLINK 2013
Subjects:
Clinical Psychology
social anxiety
social phobia
females
self-discrepancy
speech
conversation
gender-roles
vocal pitch
state anxiety
perception of performance
attractiveness
menstrual phase status
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1365441706
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ohiou13654417062021-08-03T05:21:47Z Effects of Social Context on State Anxiety, Submissive Behavior, and Perceived Social Task Performance in Females with Social Anxiety Howell, Ashley N. Clinical Psychology social anxiety social phobia females self-discrepancy speech conversation gender-roles vocal pitch state anxiety perception of performance attractiveness menstrual phase status Self-discrepancy in one’s gender role traits may elicit anxiety and lower self-confidence in various social contexts for women. Females (n = 52) with elevated social anxiety engaged in both an opinion speech and a semi-structured conversation, with either two separate male or two separate female experimental confederates. It was hypothesized that (a) submissive behavior (i.e., elevated vocal pitch) and (b) state anxiety would be greater, and that (c) self-perceived social performance would be poorer, for participants in the following scenarios: delivering an impromptu speech to a male, versus female, evaluator; and engaging in an impromptu conversation with another female, versus a male. Hypotheses were partially supported. Elevated vocal pitch declined more slowly to baseline vocal pitch for participants in the two scenarios hypothesized to elicit the greatest submissive behavior, versus the alternative two scenarios. Participants reported greater state anxiety and poorer self-perceived social performances when the confederate was a male. Lastly, relationships were tested among the main dependent variables (a-c), trait social anxiety symptoms, gender role trait self-discrepancy, gender role attitudes, self-perceived attractiveness, and estimated menstrual phase status. 2013-06-13 English text Ohio University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1365441706 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1365441706 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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language English
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topic Clinical Psychology
social anxiety
social phobia
females
self-discrepancy
speech
conversation
gender-roles
vocal pitch
state anxiety
perception of performance
attractiveness
menstrual phase status
spellingShingle Clinical Psychology
social anxiety
social phobia
females
self-discrepancy
speech
conversation
gender-roles
vocal pitch
state anxiety
perception of performance
attractiveness
menstrual phase status
Howell, Ashley N.
Effects of Social Context on State Anxiety, Submissive Behavior, and Perceived Social Task Performance in Females with Social Anxiety
author Howell, Ashley N.
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title Effects of Social Context on State Anxiety, Submissive Behavior, and Perceived Social Task Performance in Females with Social Anxiety
title_short Effects of Social Context on State Anxiety, Submissive Behavior, and Perceived Social Task Performance in Females with Social Anxiety
title_full Effects of Social Context on State Anxiety, Submissive Behavior, and Perceived Social Task Performance in Females with Social Anxiety
title_fullStr Effects of Social Context on State Anxiety, Submissive Behavior, and Perceived Social Task Performance in Females with Social Anxiety
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Social Context on State Anxiety, Submissive Behavior, and Perceived Social Task Performance in Females with Social Anxiety
title_sort effects of social context on state anxiety, submissive behavior, and perceived social task performance in females with social anxiety
publisher Ohio University / OhioLINK
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