Table 1.
Socio-demographic and questionnaire data for patients with social phobia and healthy controls.
| Patients | Controls | Group comparison | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 32.18 (8.59) | 31.91 (8.38) | t(42) = 0.11, ns |
| Sex (male/female) | 12/10 | 12/10 | |
| Education in years | 11.36 (1.53) | 11.82 (1.44) | t(42) = 1.02, ns |
| % Comorbid diagnosis | 50.00 | 0 | |
| % Depression | 31.82 | 0 | |
| % Other anxiety disorders | 9.09 | 0 | |
| % Anxious (avoidant) personality disorder |
9.09 | 0 | |
| % Other | 22.72 | 0 | |
| SPAI | 161.16 (28.78) | 72.04 (23.64) | t(42) = 11.22*** |
| SIAS | 46.45 (12.63) | 12.14 (8.79) | t(39) = 10.14*** |
| BDI | 18.45 (9.50) | 3.72 (3.28) | t(42) = 6.88*** |
| STAI-T | 55.36 (9.06) | 32.18 (8.64) | t(42) = 8.68*** |
| TAS-20 | 56.64 (11.68) | 37.45 (10.23) | t(42) = 5.79*** |
| SDS-17 | 9.68 (3.06) | 9.91 (3.13) | t(42) = 0.24, ns |
Notes. Values in parentheses indicate standard deviations. SPAI: Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory, SIAS: Social Interaction Anxiety Scale; BDI: Beck’s Depression Inventory; STAI-T: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, TAS-20: Toronto Alexithymia Scale, SDS-17: Social Desirability Scale. ns: not significant, ***p < 0.001.