Abstract We investigated the consequences of interview and social‐evaluative workplace anxiety on job performance, whether these two anxieties share a common antecedent–fear negative evaluation. Job applicants ( n = 128) completed survey following their halfway through work term; supervisory performance ratings were collected at end term. Fear evaluation was positively correlated with both anxi...

social anxiety disorder is an anxiety disorder in which a person has an excessive and unreasonable fear of social situations. social anxiety and self-consciousness arise from a fear of being closely watched and criticized by others. clinical observation also suggests that some persons with social anxiety disorder may experience intense anger at others upon perceived negative evaluation or when ...

Abstract Background Parents’ fear of negative evaluation (FNE) has been proposed to play a role in the intergenerational transmission social anxiety. We investigated whether (1) parents’ own FNE, core belief anxiety, extends their child’s environment resulting child (FNCE); and (2) FNCE mediates association between parenting behavior children’s Methods In this cross-sectional study, fathers ( n...

Title of Document: MECHANISMS UNDERLYING DIFFICULTIES IN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS IN BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER: THE ROLES OF FEAR OF POSITIVE EVALUATION AND FEAR OF ABANDONMENT Samantha A. Rodman, PhD, 2008 Directed By: Dr. Carl W. Lejuez Psychology Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a chronic and severe disorder, and leading researchers concur that difficulties within intimate relati...