Social anxiety and emotional suppression: The mediating role of beliefs

被引：121

作者：

Spokas, Megan ^{[1
]}

Luterek, Jane A. ^{[2
,3
]}

Heimberg, Richard G. ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Penn, Dept Psychiat, Psychopathol Res Unit, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA

[2] Mental Illness Res Educ & Clin Ctr, VA Puget Sound Hlth Care Syst, Seattle, WA 98108 USA

[3] Univ Washington, Dept Psychiat & Behav Sci, Seattle, WA 98195 USA

[4] Temple Univ, Dept Psychol, Philadelphia, PA 19122 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF BEHAVIOR THERAPY AND EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHIATRY | 2009年 / 40卷 / 02期

关键词：

Social anxiety; Emotion; Emotional suppression; Beliefs; PHOBIA SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL-RESEARCH; POSITIVE EMOTIONS; PANIC DISORDER; EXPRESSION; ALEXITHYMIA; VALIDATION; ATTITUDES; VALIDITY; MODEL;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jbtep.2008.12.004

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

There is mounting evidence to suggest that social anxiety is associated with the suppression of emotional expression. The current study examined self-reported emotional suppression and beliefs about expressing emotions among undergraduate students (n = 95). Socially anxious undergraduates reported greater use of emotional suppression compared to their non-socially anxious peers. They also reported greater ambivalence about emotional expression, more difficulties in emotional responding, more fears of emotional experiences, and more negative beliefs about emotional expression. Believing that emotional expression must be kept in control and is a sign of weakness partially mediated the association between social anxiety and emotional suppression. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：283 / 291

页数：9

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