Table 1.
Descriptive statistics (Means and SDs) for baseline measures
| Baseline Implicit Associations |
Full Sample | Positive SP | No SP | Neutral SP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
| Pre-testing implicit rejection associations |
−4.42 | 3.65 | −5.20 | 4.47 | −3.83 | 3.27 | −4.30 | 3.12 |
|
Baseline Social Anxiety Symptoms |
Full Sample | Positive SP | No SP | Neutral SP | ||||
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
| Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS) |
44.25 | 9.77 | 46.26 | 10.08 | 42.60 | 7.87 | 43.89 | 11.02 |
| Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation (BFNE) |
47.02 | 6.42 | 47.33 | 6.94 | 46.36 | 5.81 | 47.38 | 6.59 |
| Social Phobia Scale (SPS) | 24.64 | 9.87 | 27.22 | 8.55 | 21.86 | 9.70 | 24.82 | 10.75 |
|
Baseline Depression and General Anxiety Symptoms |
Full Sample | Positive SP | No SP | Neutral SP | ||||
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
| Brief State Anxiety Measure (BSAM) |
11.57 | 2.95 | 11.69 | 3.28 | 11.53 | 2.81 | 11.50 | 2.80 |
| Beck Depression Inventory – II (BDI-II) |
11.14 | 7.94 | 13.11 | 9.48 | 11.24 | 8.24 | 9.08 | 5.15 |
Note. Positive SP = Positive Social Performance Training; Negative SP = Negative Social Performance Training. The implicit association variable was scored so that higher numbers reflect relatively greater self + rejected (versus liked) evaluations.