Abstract
It is known that Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) has high prevalence among Anxiety Disorders. In previous studies, it was suggested the attentional control, anxiety sensitivity, and depression symptoms were considered to be a maintaining and aggravating factors of anxiety disorders, including SAD. In present study, we investigated the effects of each factor on SAD symptoms. Multi regression analysis by stepwise method showed that these factors have significant effects on SAD symptoms (attention control; β = .24, p < .01; depression symptoms; β = .22, p < .01; anxiety sensitivity; β = .20, p < .01, respectively). Present results indicated that attentional control, anxiety sensitivity, and depression symptoms may have the influence of the reinforcement of SAD symptoms. Future studies, it was required to examine the difference between SAD and other anxiety disorders. Finally, the future direction of the cognitive behavior therapy on attentional control, anxiety sensitivity, and depression symptoms in SAD treatment was discussed.
