Frequency and intensity of social anxiety in Asian Americans and European Americans.
Asian American students have typically reported greater levels of social anxiety than European American students on self-report measures (e.g., Okazaki, 1997; Norasakkunkit & Kalick, 2002). This study employed an event-contingent experience sampling methodology to examine whether Asian American university students experienced social anxiety more often and more intensely than European Americans in their daily lives. Forty-five Asian American and 38 European American students participated in a two-week diary study. The results showed that on average, Asian Americans and European Americans reported a similar number of events that evoked anxiety in social situations, but Asian Americans reported more negative emotions on average in social situations than did European Americans.
Lee
Matthew R
MR
Department of Psychology.
Okazaki
Sumie
S
Department of Psychology.
Yoo
Hyung Chol
HC
Department of Psychology.
D000293:Adolescent; D001213:Asian / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D015995:Prevalence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*