| Summary: | 碩士 === 輔仁大學 === 臨床心理學系碩士班 === 98 === Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to explore the relationships among interpersonal schema, social anxiety, and catastrophic worry. Most of the literature on the subjects of social anxiety and catastrophic worry focuses primarily either on cognitive theory or interpersonal theory, but not the integration of the two. The present study attempted to solve this problem by interpersonal schema theory. Furthermore, past research placed less emphasis on the tendency for catastrophic worry in individuals with higher social anxiety under interpersonal situations. The present study attempted to fill the gap.
Hypotheses: 1. The complementarity and satisfaction scores of the interpersonal schema questionnaire will correlate with the degree of social anxiety. 2. The complementarity and satisfaction scores of the interpersonal schema questionnaire will correlate with the degree of catastrophic worry.3. With different levels of closeness within relationships, the complementarity scores of the interpersonal schema questionnaire will be significantly different. 4. The tendency for social anxiety will correlates with the tendency for catastrophic worry.
Study design: Ninety-six college students were recruited for the present study. Participants filled out the Interpersonal Schema Questionnaire, the Interaction Anxiousness Scale, and the Worry Catastrophizing Assessment through individual interviews.
Results: 1. Under friendly situations, a negative correlation between degrees of social anxiety and the expectations of friendly responses was found; a negative correlation between the degree of social anxiety and the satisfaction of these responses was also found. 2. Under submissive situations, a negative correlation between the total steps of catastrophic worry and the expectations of dominant responses was found. In addition, under friendly situations, the subjective distress during the process of catastrophic worry was found to be negatively correlated with the expectations of friendly responses. 3. The expectation of others’ responses did not differ across different levels of closeness in interpersonal situations. 4. The degree of social anxiety was found to be positively correlated with the degree of subjective distress during the process of catastrophic worry, but not with the total steps of catastrophic worry.
Discussion: Results of the present study appear to support the basic assumptions of interpersonal schema theory: Individuals hold similar interpersonal expectations under different situations. In addition, as individuals with different psychological symptoms may display unique interpersonal schemas, “under the friendly situation, whether individuals expect others to be friendly” may serve as a good indicator for social anxiety. Further, “under the submissive situation, whether individuals expect others to be dominant” may be a good indicator for the degree of catastrophic worry. It is suggested that future studies explore the interpersonal schemas of individuals with various psychological disorders, and take the depth and details of catastrophic worry into consideration.
Key words: interpersonal schema; social anxiety; catastrophic worry
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