Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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902371 | Behaviour Research and Therapy | 2007 | 7 Pages |
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.
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Authors
Jennifer S. Rounds, J. Gayle Beck, DeMond M. Grant,