TY - JOUR
T1 - Is social self-criticism a unique vulnerability dimension for social anxiety and depression?
AU - Regev, Rotem
AU - Shahar, Golan
AU - Lipsitz, Joshua D.
PY - 2012/12/27
Y1 - 2012/12/27
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1521/ijct.2012.5.2.211
DO - 10.1521/ijct.2012.5.2.211
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84871417335
SN - 1937-1209
VL - 5
SP - 211
EP - 218
JO - International Journal of Cognitive Therapy
JF - International Journal of Cognitive Therapy
IS - 2
ER -