The spotlight effect and the illusion of transparency in social anxiety

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 804-819

  Brown, Michael A ^a   Stopa, Lusia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Illusion of transparency; Public and private self consciousness; Social anxiety; Spotlight effect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY; MEMORY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANXIETY; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; DELUSIONS; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SELF PSYCHOLOGY; TAPE RECORDING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 34447559417     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2006.11.006     Document Type: Article

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