Is social self-criticism a unique vulnerability dimension for social anxiety and depression?

Rotem Regev, Golan Shahar, Joshua D. Lipsitz

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Abstract

Although self-criticism has been implicated in both depression and social anxiety, it has been assessed as a global construct. We therefore constructed the Social Self-Criticism Scale (SSCS), which consists of items tapping self-criticism in the social domain. Initially assessing both social and non-social domains, principal component analyses revealed a social domain (i.e., social self-criticism) distinct from selfcriticism in non-social domains. Social self-criticism predicted depressive and social anxiety symptoms over and above (1) our non-social self-criticism subscale, (2) the extensively used self-criticism factor of the Depressive Experiences Questionnaire (DEQ). Findings encourage disentangling global versus specific domains of affective vulnerability.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)211-218
Number of pages8
JournalInternational Journal of Cognitive Therapy
Volume5
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Dec 2012

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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