Table 2.
Multinomial logistic regressions predicting social anxiety trajectory group membership
| Overall model statistics | Low and decreasing | High and changing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| χ 2(df) | Factor χ 2(df) | B(SE) | OR (95 % CI) | B(SE) | OR (95 % CI) | |
| Model 1: Cognition | 116.93(8)** | |||||
| Gender (girl) | 1.43(2) | −0.28(0.27) | 0.76 (0.45–1.29) | 0.24(0.47) | 1.27 (0.50–3.18) | |
| Negative interpretations | 70.13(2)** | −1.26(0.20) | 0.28** (0.19–0.42) | 1.13(0.34) | 3.09** (1.59–5.98) | |
| Self-focused attention | 14.94(2)** | −0.44(0.21) | 0.65* (0.43–0.97) | 0.82(0.29) | 2.27** (1.29–4.00) | |
| Self-evaluation of performance | 5.70(2) | 0.08(0.26) | 1.09 (0.65–1.81) | −1.04(0.46) | 0.36 (0.14–0.88) | |
| Model 2: Social Competence | 27.26(8)** | |||||
| Gender (girl) | 7.99(2)* | −0.27(0.25) | 0.77 (0.47–1.26) | 1.04(0.46) | 2.84*(1.15–6.99) | |
| Social performance: Nervousness | 2.18(2) | −0.38(0.42) | 0.68 (0.30–1.55) | 0.63(0.67) | 1.87 (0.50–7.02) | |
| Social performance: Social skills | 7.56(2)* | −0.56(0.34) | 0.57 (0.29–1.12) | −1.54(0.63) | 0.22* (0.06–0.73) | |
| Social problems at school | 11.38(2)** | −0.42(0.27) | 0.66 (0.39–1.11) | 0.81(0.32) | 2.25* (1.20–4.22) | |
| Model 3: Temperament | 36.00(10)** | |||||
| Gender (girl) | 5.37(2) | −0.32(0.28) | 0.73 (0.42–1.27) | 0.81(0.47) | 2.25 (0.90–5.62) | |
| Neuroticism | 9.43(2)* | −0.59(0.26) | 0.55* (0.33–0.93) | 0.66(0.42) | 1.94 (0.85–4.44) | |
| Extraversion | 1.47(2) | 0.38(0.34) | 1.46 (0.75–2.84) | −0.13(0.54) | 0.88 (0.30–2.55) | |
| Behavioral inhibition | 0.63(2) | 0.05(0.29) | 1.05 (0.60–1.86) | 0.36(0.46) | 1.44 (0.59–3.51) | |
| Social withdrawal | 3.71(2) | −0.09(0.22) | 0.92 (0.60–1.40) | 0.58(0.33) | 1.78 (0.94–3.37) | |
The Moderate and decreasing group is the comparison group for model tests and odds ratios.
An extra analysis using the low trajectory as reference group showed that, similar to the main analysis, negative interpretations, self-focused attention, social problems and neuroticism (but not social skills) differentiated the high from the low trajectory.
** p < 0.01; * p < 0.05.