Characterising negative mental imagery in adolescent social anxiety

Kenny Chiu; David M. Clark; Eleanor Leigh

doi:10.1007/s10608-022-10316-x

Characterising negative mental imagery in adolescent social anxiety

Kenny Chiu
, David M. Clark
, Eleanor Leigh

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Abstract

Understanding the role of self-imagery in the development of social anxiety in adolescence holds promise for improving intervention. Cross-sectional studies indicate that imagery characteristics are associated with social anxiety symptoms, however, prospective studies are lacking. The current study examined concurrent and prospective associations between two image characteristics, namely observer-perspective and vividness, with social anxiety symptoms in a community adolescent sample (N = 616; 53% girls; aged 11–15 years). In addition, we examined common themes in the negative social anxiety-related images.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	956–966
Number of pages	11
Journal	Cognitive Therapy and Research
Volume	46
Issue number	5
Early online date	5 Jul 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-022-10316-x
Publication status	Published - Oct 2022

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Keywords

Adolescent
Prospective
Social anxiety
Negative self-imagery
Observer-perspective
Vividness

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Characterising negative mental imagery in adolescent social anxiety

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