Research article summary (published 30 Aug 2005):

Using Structural Analysis of Social Behavior (SASB) measures of self- and social perception to give interpersonal meaning to symptoms: anxiety as an exemplar.

Full Abstract

Current symptom-based diagnosis, although important, lacks theoretical underpinning that might give meaning to psychiatric symptoms. The structural analysis of social behavior (SASB) fills this void, operationalizing interpersonal theory for investigation of relational aspects of psychopathology. To provide an example of how SASB may be utilized to this end, participants with (n = 40) and without (n = 40) uncontrollable worry and anxiety completed SASB Intrex Questionnaires to explore self-perceptions and perceptions of strangers in a social interaction task. Based on SASB principles and past research on familial factors in childhood anxiety, it was hypothesized that self- and other perceptions would discriminate participant groups along the lines of disrupted and normal attachment. To demonstrate the versatility of SASB, analyses incorporated indexes of varying specificity. Largely, results supported predictions, suggesting the sensitivity of SASB Intrex to assess social perceptions even in a first-meeting context, extending its known possible uses.

Author information

Author/s: Erickson, Thane M (TM); Pincus, Aaron L (AL);

Affiliation: The Pennsylvania State University, PA, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

Journal: Assessment (Assessment), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2005-Sep; vol 12 (issue 3) : pp 243-54

Dates: Created 2005/08/26; Completed 2006/02/06; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 16123246, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Adolescent Adult Anxiety - diagnosis; psychology Female Humans Internal-External Control Interpersonal Relations Male Object Attachment

Personality Assessment - statistics & numerical data Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data Psychometrics - statistics & numerical data Reference Values Reproducibility of Results Self Concept Social Identification Social Perception Students - psychology

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