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The Influence of Social Communication Impairments on Gaze in Adolescents with Social Anxiety Disorder
Child psychiatry and human development, v 49(4), pp 672-679
01 Aug 2018
PMCID: PMC6021221
PMID: 29383468
Abstract
Adolescents with social anxiety disorder (SAD) often present distorted beliefs related to expected social rejection, coupled with avoidance of social stimuli including interpersonal interactions and others' gaze. Social communication (SC) deficits, often seen in SAD, may play a role in avoidance of social stimuli. The present study evaluated whether SC impairment uniquely contributes to diminished or heightened attention to social stimuli. Gaze patterns to social stimuli were examined in a sample of 41 adolescents with SAD (12-16 years of age; 68% female). Unexpectedly, no significant relationship was observed between SC impairment and fixation duration to angry or neutral faces. However, SC impairment did predict greater fixation duration to happy faces, after controlling for social anxiety severity [adjusted R
= 0.201, F(2, 38) = 4.536, p = 0.018]. Clinical implications are discussed, focusing on the potential utility of targeting SC impairments directly in light of the role of SC difficulties in youth with SAD.
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- Title
- The Influence of Social Communication Impairments on Gaze in Adolescents with Social Anxiety Disorder
- Creators
- Nicole N Capriola-Hall - Virginia TechAndrea Trubanova Wieckowski - Virginia TechThomas H Ollendick - Virginia TechSusan W White - Virginia Tech
- Publication Details
- Child psychiatry and human development, v 49(4), pp 672-679
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Grant note
- R34 MH096915 / NIMH NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- A.J. Drexel Autism Institute
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000436421100015
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85041215727
- Other Identifier
- 991021861629104721
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- Pediatrics
- Psychiatry
- Psychology, Developmental