Predictive Effect of Social Cognitive Skills on Social Anxiety

The main purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between social anxiety and cognition skills (emotion identification/discrimination, theory mind, attribution bias, functioning) investigate predictive power on anxiety. In study, it was also investigated whether anxiety, depression scores differed according gender, age, reported diagnosis status level. sample consisted a total 385 participants ages 18-60. research data were collected from online using Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale, Facial Emotion Identification Discrimination Tests, Reading Mind in Eyes Test, Internal, Personal Situational Attributes Functioning Beck Depression Inventory, Sociodemographic Information Form. It determined that there negative emotion recognition, discrimination mind reading, positive with externalization bias depression. found depression, recognition discrimination, antecedent activities scale significantly predicted These variables explain 52% variance related addition, when effect controlled, seen explained 32% deterioration associated an increase According results obtained research, suggestions made prevent suggested would be beneficial include develop skills, which are important for individuals' interpersonal communication, within intervention programs.