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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

Background:

  • Experiential avoidance is a key characteristic of social anxiety, particularly in young adults.
  • Executive functions, including cognitive control and cognitive flexibility, are vital for mental well-being.
  • Understanding the interplay of these factors is crucial for addressing social anxiety in university students.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of cognitive control and cognitive flexibility on experiential avoidance in university students with social anxiety.
  • To determine the predictive power of these executive functions on social anxiety-related avoidance behaviors.

Main Methods:

  • Employed an ex-post facto research design.
  • Screened university students for social anxiety using the Social Phobia Inventory.
  • Administered standardized measures for experiential avoidance, cognitive control, and cognitive flexibility to 195 participants.

Main Results:

  • Cognitive control predicted 5% of the variance in experiential avoidance.
  • Cognitive flexibility additionally predicted 10% of the variance.
  • Together, cognitive control and flexibility accounted for a cumulative 15% variance in experiential avoidance.

Conclusions:

  • Cognitive control is positively associated with experiential avoidance, while cognitive flexibility is negatively correlated.
  • Both cognitive control and cognitive flexibility are significant predictors of experiential avoidance in this population.
  • Findings highlight the need for interventions targeting executive functions to manage social anxiety.