Two cognitions observed in Taijin-Kyofusho and social anxiety symptoms.
The offensive type is most characteristic in four types of social fear or anxiety in Japan, Taijin-kyofusho. This type is characterized by cognitions of other-offending and avoidance-by-others. The present purpose was to investigate which cognition is more important in the pathogenesis of the Offensive type. 220 undergraduates completed the Other-offending Cognition and the Avoidance-by-others Cognition Scale, the Interaction Anxiety Scale, and Audience Anxiety Scale. Partial correlations, controlling for each cognition in turn, showed a significant association only between scores on Social Anxiety Disorder and the other-offending cognition. Change in the other-offending cognition may have therapeutic importance.
Sasaki
Jun
J
University of Tokyo. jjk@mtg.biglobe.ne.jp
Tanno
Yoshihiko
Y
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003071:Cognition; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires