Table 1.
Self-reported trait scores related to anxiety
| LSA mean (SD) |
HSA mean (SD) |
U | Z | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social anxiety (screening) | 19.06 (7.5) | 72.35 (11.6) | .00 | 6.02 | <.001*** |
| Social anxiety (testing) | 24.91 (11.7) | 76.55 (19.8) | 2.50 | 5.97 | <.001*** |
| Fear of negative evaluation | 19.59 (12.2) | 29.75 (10.1) | 163.50 | 2.95 | .008** |
| Fear of positive evaluation | 23.29 (14.0) | 38.45 (11.9) | 125.00 | 3.57 | <.001*** |
| Self-esteem | 21.32 (4.2) | 16.65 (4.5) | 126.50 | 3.56 | <.001*** |
| Positive ER strategies | 3.26 (.51) | 3.36 (.78) | 283.50 | 0.33 | .744 |
| Negative ER strategies | 2.23 (.47) | 1.98 (.47) | 212.00 | 1.74 | .103 |
| Post-threat Neg. Rum. | 14.35 (9.7) | 26.95 (11.0) | 117.50 | 3.64 | <.001*** |
| Depression | 7.19 (5.1) | 12.15 (8.0) | 183.00 | 2.46 | .023* |
The bold indicators of significant findings are presented in the outer right column (indicated as p values)
False discovery rate (FDR)-corrected p-values are displayed
LSA low socially anxious group, HSA high socially anxious group, ER emotion regulation, Neg. Rum. negative rumination
*Significant at a FDR-corrected α-level of 0.05
**Significant at a FDR-corrected α-level of 0.01
***Significant at a FDR-corrected α-level of 0.001