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July 1, 2026Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral AssessmentOpen Access

Characterising Individuals with Social Anxiety Differentiated by Aetiological Beliefs: Clinical Outcomes and Cognitive-Behavioural Maintaining Processes

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OBOlivia BeestonAOAidan O’YoungKCKiara Considine

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Overview

Randomized trial examines aetiological beliefs and clinical outcomes in individuals with social anxiety, suggesting implications for treatment.

Key Points

  • This study aims to differentiate individuals with social anxiety based on their aetiological beliefs and characterize clinical outcomes.
  • Community sample of adults with moderate to severe social anxiety (N=406) completed measures on aetiological beliefs and outcomes.
  • Latent profile analysis identified subgroups based on aetiological beliefs.
  • Profiles compared on various clinical outcomes including social anxiety severity and life interference.
  • Four profiles emerged based on aetiological beliefs: Low Diffuse Factors, High Diffuse Factors, Parenting Factor, and Dispositional and Bad Social Experiences Factors.
  • The High Diffuse Factors profile had the worst clinical outcomes, followed by the Dispositional and Bad Social Experiences Factors profile.
  • Significant differences in maintaining process outcomes were observed across the identified profiles.

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Beeston et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a44af895cd2549c8bc447f9https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-026-10301-8
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