Table 1.
Perceptual threshold estimates (standard error) for behaviorally inhibited (High BI) and non-inhibited (Low BI) adolescents with and without a lifetime occurrence of having an anxiety and social anxiety disorders.
| Category | Low BI | High BI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Anxiety | Anxiety | No Anxiety | Anxiety | |
| Angry—Fear | 5.66 (.13)a | 5.72 (.19)b | 5.43 (.16)c | 4.68 (.23)abc |
| Angry—Sad | 4.75 (.09) | 4.91 (.13) | 4.91 (.11) | 4.72 (.16) |
| Fear—Happy | 5.10 (.10) | 5.08 (.15) | 4.97 (.12) | 4.80 (.18) |
| Happy—Sad | 5.13 (.12) | 5.36 (.17) | 5.55 (.14) | 5.40 (.21) |
| No Social Anxiety | Social Anxiety | No Social Anxiety | Social Anxiety | |
| Angry—Fear | 5.65 (.13)a | 5.80 (.24)b | 5.44 (.16)c | 4.09 (.34)abc |
| Angry—Sad | 4.75 (.09) | 5.01 (.17) | 4.91 (.1) | 4.66 (.24) |
| Fear—Happy | 5.09 (.10) | 5.13 (.20) | 4.97 (.12) | 4.82 (.27) |
| Happy—Sad | 5.13 (.12) | 5.33 (.22) | 5.55 (.14) | 5.21 (.31) |
p<.05,
p<.05,
p<.10
Note. Data for each continuum were modeled by fitting a logistic function in order to estimate four parameters: signal threshold (e.g., category boundary), slope, and lower and upper asymptotes for each individual subject. The parameter of interest is the perceptual threshold estimate which is the point at which the signal strength value corresponds to a probability (P) of identification at P = 0.5. High BI adolescents with a lifetime occurrence of anxiety differed in their threshold estimates compared to the other groups only on the Angry—Fear continuum. The lower threshold in the High BI adolescents with anxiety compared to the other groups suggests an overidentification of fear compared to anger.