TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of stress reactivity in the long-term persistence of adolescent social anxiety symptoms
AU - Nelemans, S.A.
AU - Hale, W.
AU - Branje, Susan J. T.
AU - van Lier, P. A C
AU - Koot, H. M.
AU - Meeus, W.H.J.
PY - 2017/4/1
Y1 - 2017/4/1
N2 - Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) symptoms demonstrate a marked persistence over time, but little is known empirically about short-term processes that may account for this long-term persistence. In this study, we examined how self-reported and physiological stress reactivity were associated with persistence of SAD symptoms from early to late adolescence. A community sample of 327 adolescents (56% boys, Mage = 13.01 at T1) reported their SAD symptoms for 6 successive years and participated in a public speaking task, during which self-reported (i.e., perceived nervousness and heart rate) and physiological (i.e., cortisol and heart rate) measures of stress were taken. Overall, our results point to a developmental process in which adolescents with a developmental history of higher SAD symptoms show both heightened perceived stress reactivity and heart rate reactivity, which, in turn, predict higher SAD symptoms into late adolescence.
AB - Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) symptoms demonstrate a marked persistence over time, but little is known empirically about short-term processes that may account for this long-term persistence. In this study, we examined how self-reported and physiological stress reactivity were associated with persistence of SAD symptoms from early to late adolescence. A community sample of 327 adolescents (56% boys, Mage = 13.01 at T1) reported their SAD symptoms for 6 successive years and participated in a public speaking task, during which self-reported (i.e., perceived nervousness and heart rate) and physiological (i.e., cortisol and heart rate) measures of stress were taken. Overall, our results point to a developmental process in which adolescents with a developmental history of higher SAD symptoms show both heightened perceived stress reactivity and heart rate reactivity, which, in turn, predict higher SAD symptoms into late adolescence.
KW - Adolescence
KW - Developmental processes
KW - Public speaking task
KW - Social anxiety disorder (SAD) symptoms
KW - Stress reactivity
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U2 - 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2017.03.003
DO - 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2017.03.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85014880696
VL - 125
SP - 91
EP - 104
JO - Biological Psychology
JF - Biological Psychology
SN - 0301-0511
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