Table 1.
Variable | SAD Mean ± SD |
HC Mean ± SD |
t, χ2, p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 33.9 ± 9.5 | 33.6 ± 11.2 | t = 0.59 |
Gender | 20 male, 22 female | 10 male, 17 female | χ2 = 0.75 |
Education (years) | 16.2 ± 1.8 | 16.3 ± 2.0 | t = 0.11 |
Ethnicity | |||
Anglo-American | 26 (38%) | 16 (23%) | χ2 = 8.96 |
Asian-American | 10 (14%) | 4 (6%) | |
Latin-American | 5 (7%) | 0 | |
Native-American | 0 | 1 ( 1%) | |
LSAS | 65.6 ± 19.4 | 24.7 ± 19.5 | 2.40* |
BDI-II | 12.8 ± 10.9 | 4.7 ± 3.5 | 7.45*** |
BFNE | 45.1 ± 9.2 | 36.2 ± 11.8 | 2.54* |
Note: p<.05
p<.01
p<.001
SAD=social anxiety disorder, HC=healthy controls, LSAS=Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale, BDI-II=Beck Depression Inventory-II, BFNE=Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation