Communication and social skills in the context of close relationships of socially anxious and nonanxious individuals
Year: 2002
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The present study examined differences between socially anxious and nonanxious individuals ability to use social and communication skills in the context of close relationships.Socially anxious (n = 13) and nonanxious (n = 14) individuals and their romantic partners attended an experimental session in which they were videotaped while participating in ten-minute neutral, negative, and pleasant conversations.Regardless of the type of conversation in which they were involved, socially anxious individuals exhibited less eye contact, fewer instances of smiling, head nodding, and gestures, and more paraverbals and fidgeting than nonanxious individuals.In negative conversations, socially anxious individuals displayed fewer "very positive" behaviors and more "very negative" behaviors than nonanxious individuals.Moreover, across all conversations, socially anxious individuals displayed fewer "positive" behaviors.In all, findings from this study suggest that socially anxious individuals are characterized by impaired social and communication skills. Communication in Close
Author: Graff-Dolezal, Jennie
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7220891188