Table 2.
Changes in psychological states of participants with social anxiety disorder.
| Measures | Baseline, mean (SD) | Session 2, mean (SD) | Session 4, mean (SD) | Session 6, mean (SD) | F statistic (df) | P value | |
| BAIa | 15.03 (10.46) | 11.97 (9.33) | 12.94 (11.29) | 9.94 (9.58) | 4.616 (2.348) | .009 | |
| STAI-Sb | 48.72 (9.78) | 48.25 (10.14) | 49.44 (11.97) | 46.25 (9.96) | 1.264 (2.684) | .29 | |
| STAI-Tc | 52.28 (10.50) | 49.88 (11.02) | 51.81 (10.97) | 47.56 (11.57) | 4.670 (2.556) | .004 | |
| SPSd | 30.63 (13.69) | 27.16 (13.61) | 25.22 (13.70) | 23.00 (13.03) | 8.456 (2.400) | <.001 | |
| SIASe | 42.81 (12.51) | 41.06 (11.86) | 37.44 (12.34) | 35.47 (12.83) | 13.155 (2.734) | <.001 | |
| BFNEf | 43.63 (8.99) | 39.31 (11.00) | 38.75 (7.72) | 37.59 (7.29) | 6.117 (2.027) | .004 | |
| KSADg | 107.34 (14.60) | 104.16 (14.28) | 99.66 (13.37) | 97.69 (12.55) | 13.259 (2.369) | <.001 | |
| LSASh | 71.34 (4.16) | 74.03 (4.77) | 68.28 (4.13) | 64.00 (4.11) | 4.103 (2.503) | .009 | |
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Overall | 50.09 (17.30) | 43.91 (17.40) | 43.13 (18.34) | 38.78 (16.85) | 6.924 (2.372) | .001 |
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Inadequacy | 16.34 (7.98) | 14.75 (8.38) | 14.72 (8.22) | 13.44 (7.81) | 2.604 (2.719) | .06 |
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Emptiness | 10.88 (4.81) | 8.81 (5.52) | 8.81 (5.03) | 7.69 (4.47) | 5.152 (2.769) | .002 |
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Self-punishment | 10.09 (5.09) | 9.16 (4.68) | 8.41 (4.76) | 7.50 (4.33) | 5.528 (2.194) | .005 |
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Fear of mistake | 12.78 (2.24) | 11.19 (2.42) | 11.25 (3.20) | 10.16 (3.05) | 10.891 (2.662) | <.001 |
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Negative rumination | 31.38 (10.88) | 27.03 (10.97) | 25.81 (10.78) | 23.41 (11.10) | 6.974 (2.730) | <.001 |
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Positive rumination | 15.06 (6.29) | 13.13 (5.84) | 14.47 (6.73) | 13.56 (6.83) | 1.008 (2.812) | .39 |
aBAI: Beck Anxiety Inventory.
bSTAI-S: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory–State.
cSTAI-T: Sate-Trait Anxiety Inventory–Trait.
dSPS: Social Phobia Scale.
eSIAS: Social Interaction Anxiety Scale.
fBFNE: Brief-Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale.
gKSAD: Korean Social Avoidance and Distress Scale.
hLSAS: Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale.
iISS: Internalized Shame Scale.
jPERS: Post-Event Rumination Scale.