Safety behaviours in social anxiety: An examination across adolescence

CONCLUSIONS: Both 'avoidance' and 'impression-management' safety behaviours are associated with social anxiety symptoms and cognitions in youth, with age-related differences in their frequency. 'Avoidance' behaviours are specifically associated with negative outcomes for quality of peer relationships.PMID:34298437 | DOI:10.1016/j.brat.2021.103931

Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy - July 23, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rachel Evans Kenny Chiu David M Clark Polly Waite Eleanor Leigh Source Type: research