The Effect of Social Anxiety on Depression : The Mediating Effect of Distress Tolerance and Avoidance Coping

Social Anxiety and Social Networking Service Addiction Proneness in University Students: The Mediating Effects of Experiential Avoidance and Interpersonal Problems

“…67 As a result, most social situations are perceived as threatening, and they try to reduce their anxiety through avoidance responses. 32 However, repeated experiential avoidance leads to maladaptive interpersonal relationships and eventually leads to interpersonal problems. 47,48 People who suffer from these interpersonal problems do not get satisfaction from interpersonal relationships, so they can focus on using SNS as an alternative action that can satisfy their interpersonal needs.…”

“…30,31 This means that higher social anxiety can lead to experiential avoidance. 32 In fact, in previous studies, social anxiety positively predicted experiential avoidance. [33][34][35] In the addiction syndrome model, proximal antecedent factors related to distal antecedent factors of addiction influence the development of addiction.…”

“…49 In other words, avoiding interpersonal situations through experiential avoidance can temporarily reduce anxiety and tension, but such avoidant attitudes can lead to disconnection or conflict in interpersonal relationships, leading to maladaptive interpersonal relationships. 32 Based on these previous studies, it can be predicted that the relationship between social anxiety and SNS addiction proneness can be sequentially mediat-ed by experiential avoidance and interpersonal problems.…”