Relationship between Social Anxiety Disorder and Childhood Trauma through the Mediating of Repetitive Negative Thinking

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1 Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

2 PhD, Assistant Professor, Postdoc in Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

3 Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences.Tabriz University.

Abstract

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Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between social anxiety disorder and childhood trauma through the mediating of repetitive negative thinking.
1- Method: The design of the current research is descriptive and correlational. Therefore, using random multistage cluster method 300 female students in the 10th, 11th and 12th grades of Tabriz city were selected in the academic year 2022 -2023. They were assessed by Social Anxiety Disorder scale (Puklek,1997), Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (Bernstein at el,2003), Ehring preservative Thinking Questionnaire (Ehring et al,2010). Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the research model.
Results: Results showed that there was a significant direct and positive relationship between childhood trauma with repetitive negative thinking and repetitive negative thinking with social anxiety. The most important finding indicated, the indirect effect of childhood trauma on social anxiety through repetitive negative thinking was positive and significant (p<0.05). Hence, the theoretical model fit the data and was approved.
Conclusion: Consequently, it can be concluded that childhood trauma and repetitive negative thinking play an effective role in the risk of social anxiety disorder. Negative thoughts originate from many negative experiences that create comorbidity with negative mental disorders. Paying attention to these results can be effective in formulating preventive and therapeutic interventions for social anxiety disorder.

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  • Receive Date: 15 February 2024
  • Revise Date: 14 May 2024
  • Accept Date: 19 June 2024

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