title: Is the delay discounting paradigm useful in understanding social anxiety?
abstract: The delay discounting paradigm was used to examine its utility in understanding motivational factors among socially anxious individuals. Participants (n=88) who reported high and low levels of social anxiety were randomly assigned to either a social threat or non-threat condition and their subsequent rates of discounting were examined. A significant difference in rates of discounting was found between the high and low social anxiety groups within the non-threat condition, with high social anxiety participants showing increased discounting. This study suggests that a modified version of the delay discounting paradigm may be useful in understanding motivational factors in social anxiety.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Park Hall, University of Buffalo-SUNY, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Rounds
authors.forename: J Gayle
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.forename: Demond M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Grant
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D012201:Reward; D012919:Social Behavior