Social Anxiety, Implicit Theories, and Psychosocial Functioning in European Americans and Asian Americans
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2024
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Previous research has identified ethnic differences in self-reported social anxiety symptoms between Asian Americans and European Americans. The current study examined how these two groups may differ in implicit theories of social anxiety as well as their experiences of psychosocial correlates that are often associated with social anxiety. 976 Asian American and European American adults completed questionnaires about their social anxiety, implicit theories of social anxiety, loneliness, self-esteem, positive and negative affect, and well-being. Multi-group confirmatory factor analyses and latent group mean comparisons were used to examine measurement invariance and mean group differences in the variables of interest. Results of this study indicated that 1) many of the measures used in the study were non-invariant, suggesting important cultural differences in constructs of interest; and 2) European Americans and Asian Americans significantly differed in their levels of social interaction anxiety, social performance anxiety, and negative affect. These findings help explain ethnic differences in social anxiety, implicit theories, and psychosocial correlates.
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Clinical psychology, culture, implicit theories, measurement invariance, psychosocial functioning, social anxiety
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83 pages
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