The Influence of Social Communication Impairments on Gaze in Adolescents with Social Anxiety Disorder.

Capriola-Hall, NN; Wieckowski, AT; Ollendick, TH; White, SW

The Influence of Social Communication Impairments on Gaze in Adolescents with Social Anxiety Disorder.

Capriola-Hall, NN Wieckowski, AT Ollendick, TH White, SW

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Publisher:: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Child Psychiatry Hum Dev, 2018, 49, (4), pp. 672-679
Issue Date:: 2018-08

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dc.contributor.author	Capriola-Hall, NN
dc.contributor.author	Wieckowski, AT
dc.contributor.author	Ollendick, TH
dc.contributor.author	White, SW
dc.date.accessioned	2022-09-10T23:52:16Z
dc.date.available	2022-09-10T23:52:16Z
dc.date.issued	2018-08
dc.identifier.citation	Child Psychiatry Hum Dev, 2018, 49, (4), pp. 672-679
dc.identifier.issn	0009-398X
dc.identifier.issn	1573-3327
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/161634
dc.description.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 2 = 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.
dc.format	Print
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Springer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.relation	National Institute of Mental HealthR34MH096915
dc.relation.ispartof	Child Psychiatry Hum Dev
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dc.subject	1103 Clinical Sciences, 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine, 1701 Psychology
dc.subject.classification	Developmental & Child Psychology
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Attention
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Facial Expression
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Interpersonal Relations
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Phobia, Social
dc.subject.mesh	Social Behavior
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Facial Expression
dc.subject.mesh	Social Behavior
dc.subject.mesh	Interpersonal Relations
dc.subject.mesh	Attention
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Phobia, Social
dc.title	The Influence of Social Communication Impairments on Gaze in Adolescents with Social Anxiety Disorder.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	49
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utslib.for	1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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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 2 = 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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