title: General in-situation safety behaviors are uniquely associated with post-event processing.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Research suggests that state anxiety and in-situation safety behaviors are associated with post-event processing (PEP) in social anxiety. Past research has obtained mixed results on whether one or both factors contribute to PEP. The current investigation evaluated state anxiety and in-situation safety behaviors (including subtypes of in-situation safety behaviors) simultaneously to determine their relative contributions to PEP.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective study assessed social anxiety, state anxiety, in-situation safety behaviors, PEP, and depression in the context of a speech stressor.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Consistent with theory, in-situation safety behaviors were uniquely associated with greater PEP. State anxiety was not uniquely associated with PEP. Furthermore, restricting and active subtypes of in-situation safety behaviors showed specificity to PEP.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Limitations of the present study include the use of a nonclinical analog sample and retrospective reporting of PEP.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings highlight the importance of research on in-situation safety behaviors as a potential contributor to PEP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4301, USA.
authors.forename: Melissa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4301, USA. Electronic address: schmidt@psy.fsu.edu.
authors.forename: Norman B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008606:Mental Processes / Q000502:physiology*; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012449:Safety; D012919:Social Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: In-situation safety behaviors; Post-event processing; Social anxiety; State anxiety