Social Anxiety Disorder in Children: Cognitive and Attentional Maintenance Mechanisms Across Social-Evaluative Phases

June 9, 2026Open Access

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This research aims to understand cognitive and attentional mechanisms that maintain social anxiety in children during social-evaluative situations.
Four experimental studies using a common speech paradigm.
Study 1 utilized reaction time and mobile eye-tracking to assess anticipatory attention.
Study 3 examined self-focused attention and post-event processing in children with social anxiety.
Children with social anxiety showed early social hypervigilance and altered attention distribution during evaluations.
Negative self-evaluations were more pronounced in children with social anxiety compared to controls, improving slightly over time.
Support strategies influenced attention patterns, indicating potential avenues for intervention.

Investigates cognitive and attentional factors influencing social anxiety in children, suggesting room for improvement through exposure strategies.

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Nadine Vietmeier (2026) studied this question.

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