Gender and age differences in cognitive, psychophysiological and behavioural responses of social anxiety in adolescence
- Inglés Saura, Cándido J.
- Piqueras Rodríguez, José Antonio
- García Fernández, José Manuel
- Delgado Domenech, Beatriz
- Ruiz Esteban, Cecilia
- García-López, Luis J.
ISSN: 1137-9685
Any de publicació: 2011
Número: 15
Pàgines: 80-86
Tipus: Article
Altres publicacions en: Psychology in Spain
Resum
The aim of this study was to analyze gender and age differences in social anxiety in adolescence through factor scores of the Social Phobia subscale of the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory (SP-SPAI): Social Interactions, Focus of Attention, Cognitive and Somatic Symptoms and Avoidance and Escape Behaviours. The sample consisted of 2543 students from secondary schools aged between 12 and 17. Results are shown for the general sample (N = 2543) and for the sample of adolescents classified as high social anxiety group (n = 317). Regarding the first group, girls scored higher on the Social Phobia subscale and all its factors except Avoidance and Escape (d = .32 -.35). As regards the high anxiety group, the analyses revealed that boys avoid and escape from social situations more frequently than girls (d = .23). No age differences were found in the factor scores for either of the two samples.