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Self-Focused Attention and Safety Behaviours Maintain Social Anxiety in Adolescents: An Experimental Study

Leigh, Chiu & Clark (2021) · PLOS ONE, 16(2)

We use this paper in 2 places in the academy · 1 stated limit

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What the study found

Each of 57 pupils had two five-minute conversations with an adult they did not know. In one, they watched themselves and tried to hide their nerves. In the other, they paid attention to the adult. When they watched themselves they felt more anxious and thought they had done worse. The adults also rated them as more anxious and less likeable.

What the study cannot prove

The participants were 57 pupils aged 11 to 14 from two schools in the United Kingdom. Each had two five-minute conversations with an adult they did not know. The study shows what happens within one conversation. It does not show a lasting change.

Limits we note on the exercises

The pupils were 11 to 14 years old, in two schools in the United Kingdom. The study measured single conversations. Applying it to adults is our own step, although an earlier study of adults points the same way.

Where we use it

We use this paper in 2 places in the academy. If the paper turned out to be wrong, we would have to change everything in this list. Some of the exercise instructions below are part of Gold. You can read every finding for free.

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