Social anxiety and self-protective communication style in close relationships

Cuming, Samantha; Rapee, Ronald M.

doi:10.1016/j.brat.2009.09.010

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“…Socially anxious people struggle to initiate romantic relationships (Schneier et al., 1994) and enter into lasting relationships such as marriage (Lampe, Slade, Issakidis, & Andrews, 2003). When in a romantic relationship, socially anxious people tend to describe it as less intimate and supportive (Cuming & Rapee, 2010; Sparrevohn & Rapee, 2009), recount less pleasurable sexual activity (Kashdan, Adams, et al., 2011), and report greater conflict avoidance, less emotion expression, and fewer self-disclosures (e.g., Davila & Beck, 2002). These findings might appear face valid given the social difficulties experienced by the socially anxious, yet other researchers found no association between social anxiety and romantic relationship quality (Beck, Davila, Farrow, & Grant, 2006; Wenzel, Graff-Dolezal, Macho, & Brendel, 2005), and some researchers found a small inverse association (e.g., Cuming & Rapee, 2010; Filsinger & Wilson, 1983).…”

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Failure to capitalize on sharing good news with romantic partners: Exploring positivity deficits of socially anxious people with self-reports, partner-reports, and behavioral observations

Kashdan

Ferssizidis

Farmer

et al. 2013

Behaviour Research and Therapy

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Extending prior work on social anxiety and positivity deficits, we examined whether individual differences in social anxiety alter the ability to share and respond to the good news of romantic partners (i.e., capitalization support) and how this influences romantic relationship satisfaction and commitment. In this study of 174 heterosexual couples (average age of 21.5 with 58.3% identifying as Caucasian), greater social anxiety was associated with the provision and receipt of less supportive responses to shared positive events as measured by trait questionnaires, partner reports, and behavioral observations in the laboratory. In longitudinal analyses, individuals in romantic relationships with socially anxious partners who experienced inadequate capitalization support were more likely to terminate their relationship and report a decline in relationship quality six months later. As evidence of construct specificity, social anxiety effects were independent of depressive symptoms. Taken together, social anxiety influenced a person's ability to receive and provide support for shared positive events; these deficits had adverse romantic consequences. Researchers and clinicians may better understand social anxiety by exploring a wider range of interpersonal contexts and positive constructs. The addition of capitalization support to the social anxiety literature offers new insights into interpersonal approaches and treatments.

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Failure to capitalize on sharing good news with romantic partners: Exploring positivity deficits of socially anxious people with self-reports, partner-reports, and behavioral observations

Kashdan

Ferssizidis

Farmer

et al. 2013

Behaviour Research and Therapy

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“…Appraisals of the impact of potential discrimination (e.g., importance of the event; globality versus specificity in the number of life domains affected by the event as defined by Abramson, Seligman, & Teasdale, 1978) may correspond with reluctance to discuss life areas related to sexual orientation for fear of negative consequences. In fact, importance and globality attributions for discrimination were found to be associated with social anxiety in gay men (Burns et al, 2010 (Online First)), and social anxiety has been implicated in nondisclosing social behavior (Cuming & Rapee, 2010;Rodebaugh, 2009). Such non-disclosure might, in turn, limit the amount of emotional support possible within social relationships (Cuming & Rapee, 2010), ultimately decreasing satisfaction with the support network (Corrigan et al, 2009;Grossman, D'Augelli, & Hershberger, 2000).…”

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“…In fact, importance and globality attributions for discrimination were found to be associated with social anxiety in gay men (Burns et al, 2010 (Online First)), and social anxiety has been implicated in nondisclosing social behavior (Cuming & Rapee, 2010;Rodebaugh, 2009). Such non-disclosure might, in turn, limit the amount of emotional support possible within social relationships (Cuming & Rapee, 2010), ultimately decreasing satisfaction with the support network (Corrigan et al, 2009;Grossman, D'Augelli, & Hershberger, 2000).…”

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Attributions for Discriminatory Events and Satisfaction with Social Support in Gay Men

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Attributions modulate the impact of stressful events on mental health. However, little is known about attributions for discriminatory events and their relationship to psychosocial outcomes in sexual minority individuals. Relationships were examined between gay men's attributions for discrimination and their satisfaction with social support, a variable critical to mental health in this population. Gay men (N=307) completed online measures of satisfaction with social support, attributions for discriminatory events, and key minority stress constructs. Self blaming attributions for discrimination were associated with decreased satisfaction with social support, independent of the frequency with which participants reported experiencing discrimination. The link between self blaming and satisfaction with social support was partially mediated by a latent affective construct comprised of anxiety, depression, and low positive affect. A moderation effect was also found, such that the relationship between frequency of perceived discriminatory events and dissatisfaction with social support was amplified for men reporting more blame toward perpetrators of discrimination. Results support attributions for discrimination as valuable additions to minority stress models. Assessing self and other blame for these discriminatory events may help to clarify pathways by which discrimination can undermine gay men's satisfaction with their social support networks.

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“…Starr and Davila (2009) extended findings to demonstrate distinct relationships between social anxiety and depression in their relationship to corumination. Not unexpectedly, given its associations with low levels of self-disclosure (Cuming & Rapee, 2010) and fewer and lower quality friendships (see Kingery, Erdley, Marshall, Whitaker, & Reuter, 2010 for a review), they found that (when controlling for depression) social anxiety was negatively associated with co-rumination. However, in Rose and colleagues' (2007) investigation, anxiety (assessed with a measure primarily tapping worry and somatic aspects of anxiety, not social anxiety) demonstrated similar relationships with co-rumination as depression.…”

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A closer look at co‐rumination: Gender, coping, peer functioning and internalizing/externalizing problems

Tompkins

Hockett

Abraibesh

et al. 2011

Journal of Adolescence

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Co-rumination, defined as repetitive, problem-focused talk explains higher levels of friendship quality in youth (Rose, 2002) and increased levels of anxiety/depression in females. Middle adolescents (N=146) participated in a study of co-rumination, individual coping, externalizing/internalizing problems, and peer functioning. Consistent with past research, girls reported higher levels of co-rumination and internalizing symptoms. Co-rumination was also positively correlated with self-reports, but not teacher reports, of anxiety/depression and aggressive behavior. Both self-reported number of friends and teacher-rated social acceptance were negatively associated with co-rumination. Co-rumination partially accounted for the significant indirect effect of gender on internalizing symptoms. Additionally, co-rumination was associated with internalizing and externalizing symptoms but not individual coping efforts.Finally, co-rumination accounted for a unique amount of variance in internalizing symptoms, controlling for externalizing problems and secondary control coping. Theoretical implications and the importance of including broad domains of adjustment and peer functioning in future investigations of co-rumination are discussed.

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Social anxiety and self-protective communication style in close relationships

Cited by 108 publications

References 53 publications

Failure to capitalize on sharing good news with romantic partners: Exploring positivity deficits of socially anxious people with self-reports, partner-reports, and behavioral observations

Failure to capitalize on sharing good news with romantic partners: Exploring positivity deficits of socially anxious people with self-reports, partner-reports, and behavioral observations

Attributions for Discriminatory Events and Satisfaction with Social Support in Gay Men

A closer look at co‐rumination: Gender, coping, peer functioning and internalizing/externalizing problems

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