Distinguishing healthy adults from people with social anxiety disorder: Evidence for the value of experiential avoidance and positive emotions in everyday social interactions

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 645-655

  Kashdan, Todd B ^a   Farmer, Antonina S ^a   Adams, Leah M ^a   Ferssizidis, Patty ^a   McKnight, Patrick E ^a   Nezlek, John B ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SWPS UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Experience sampling; Experiential avoidance; Positive emotions; Social anxiety disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; EXHAUSTION; EXPERIENTIAL AVOIDANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SELF CONTROL; SELF CONTROL DEPLETION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; SOCIALIZATION; VIRGINIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881009584     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032733     Document Type: Article

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