The relationship of imperatives and self-efficacy to indices of social anxiety

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Nicastro R. [1 ]
Luskin F. [1 ,5 ]
Raps C. [2 ]
Benisovich S. [3 ,4 ]
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[1] Private Practice, Glastonbury, CT
[2] Stanford University, Center for Research in Disease Prevention, Palo Alto
[3] Northport Veteran's Administration Hospital, Palo Alto
[4] Stanford University, Palo Alto
[5] Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention, 730 Welch Road, Palo Alto
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Public Health; College Student; Small Group; Social Anxiety; Instrumental Response;
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10.1023/A:1023096713512
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Seventy-three college students participated in a study to assess the role of self-efficacy and imperatives in social anxiety. The students were asked to speak in front of a small group of their peers and their anxiety and length of time talking were measured. Neither lower self-efficacy nor higher levels of imperative thinking at Baseline were correlated with higher levels of anxiety. The critical finding was that subjects who showed higher levels of imperative thinking at Baseline spoke for a significantly shorter period of time. This suggests that the participant's anxiety was moderated by the performance of an instrumental response, in this situation by choosing to limit the amount of time spent talking. The results suggest the centrality of imperative thinking in shaping behavior in the domain of social anxiety. © 1999 Human Sciences Press, Inc.
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页码:249 / 265
页数:16
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