Social anxiety in 18 nations: sex and age differences

Ximena Palacios Espinosa; Vicente E.  Caballo; Isabel C.  Salazar-Torres; María Jesús  Irurtia; Benito  Arias; Stefan G.  Hofmann; G. Bragagnolo; A.  Ciliberti; M.  Correche; L. Gómez; M. Rivarola; P.  Robles; S.  Savoini; M.  Tapia; T.  Oei; J. Arce; D.  Pinelo; B. Donato; L.  Lourenço; K.  Matos; M. Oliveira; N.  Susin; R.  Teixeira; M. Wagner; I.  Correa; M.  Donoso; K. Garcés; C. Soto; Diego H. Cáceres; H. Castañeda; C.  Gaviria; J. Gómez; R. Mazo; B. Ruiz; M. Varela; Y. Dávila; O.  Olmedo; P. Bas; M. Fernández; S. Lago; C. Rausell; G.  Aguilar; A. Rodríguez; S. Anguiano; M. Ascencio; G. García; F.  Gil; M. González; L. Hernández; R. Landero; J. Olvera; R.  Robles-García; F. Páez; M. Ríos; M.  Vila; A. Caballero; R. Estigarribia; M. Silva; V.  Barreda; C. Segura; R.  Barroso; F. Cardoso; P.  Carvalho; M.  Loureiro; M.  Golberg; M.  Lagos; R.  Acierno; J. Pellicer

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Social anxiety in 18 nations: sex and age differences

Ximena Palacios Espinosa, Vicente E. Caballo, Isabel C. Salazar-Torres, María Jesús Irurtia, Benito Arias, Stefan G. Hofmann, G. Bragagnolo, A. Ciliberti, M. Correche, L. Gómez, M. Rivarola, P. Robles, S. Savoini, M. Tapia, T. Oei, J. Arce, D. Pinelo, B. Donato, L. Lourenço, K. MatosM. Oliveira, N. Susin, R. Teixeira, M. Wagner, I. Correa, M. Donoso, K. Garcés, C. Soto, Diego H. Cáceres, H. Castañeda, C. Gaviria, J. Gómez, R. Mazo, B. Ruiz, M. Varela, Y. Dávila, O. Olmedo, P. Bas, M. Fernández, S. Lago, C. Rausell, G. Aguilar, A. Rodríguez, S. Anguiano, M. Ascencio, G. García, F. Gil, M. González, L. Hernández, R. Landero, J. Olvera, R. Robles-García, F. Páez, M. Ríos, M. Vila, A. Caballero, R. Estigarribia, M. Silva, V. Barreda, C. Segura, R. Barroso, F. Cardoso, P. Carvalho, M. Loureiro, M. Golberg, M. Lagos, R. Acierno, J. Pellicer

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The aim of this study was to examine age and sex differences in 6 dimensions of social anxiety in a sample of 16,940 people over the age of 16 in 18 countries in Ibero-America. Participants completed the «Social Anxiety Questionnaire for Adults» (SAQ-A), which includes the following dimensions: 1. Awkward behavior in socially embarrassing situations; 2. Interactions with the opposite sex; 3. Interactions with strangers; 4. Criticism and embarrassment; 5. Assertive expression of annoyance, disgust or displeasure; and 6. Speaking/performing in public/Talking with people in authority. The results showed that women reported significantly more anxiety than men in 88.67% of the social situations covered by the SAQ-A. All but three countries showed significant sex differences in social anxiety with women reporting greater anxiety than men. With regards to age, the younger age groups (up to the age of 24) showed greater sex differences in social anxiety depending on the specific social.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	163-187
Number of pages	25
Journal	Psicologia Conductual
Volume	16
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2014.02.013
State	Published - Sep 2008

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Palacios Espinosa, X., Caballo, V. E., Salazar-Torres, I. C., Irurtia, M. J., Arias, B., Hofmann, S. G., Bragagnolo, G., Ciliberti, A., Correche, M., Gómez, L., Rivarola, M., Robles, P., Savoini, S., Tapia, M., Oei, T., Arce, J., Pinelo, D., Donato, B., Lourenço, L., ... Pellicer, J. (2008). Social anxiety in 18 nations: sex and age differences. Psicologia Conductual, 16(2), 163-187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2014.02.013

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