title: Subtypes of social phobia in adolescents.
abstract: Thirty-three social phobic adolescents were asked to name their ten most feared social situations. Two independent judges classified each situation reported by the participants into one of four situational domains: formal speaking/interactions, informal speaking/interactions, observation by others, and assertion. Fifteen participants (45.5%) were assigned a generalized subtype of social phobia because they endorsed at least moderate anxiety in all four situational domains. This subgroup scored higher on self-report measures of anxiety and depression than the rest of the sample. These results provide empirical support for the existence of subtypes of social phobia in adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, Boston University, Massachusetts 02215-2015, USA. shofmann@bu.edu
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Hofmann
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Albano
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Heimberg
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tracey
authors.forename: B F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Chorpita
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Barlow
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005239:Fear / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000145:classification*; D012919:Social Behavior; D009626:Terminology as Topic