What are they worried about? A qualitative exploration of negative beliefs in Chinese socially anxious youths
Socially anxious individuals generally hold negative beliefs. These beliefs help us to better understand the development and maintenance of social anxiety among Chinese youths. Future research should further investigate whether these beliefs are also prevalent in other East Asian countries or regions.
Authors
- Yang Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1795-6474)
- Jiaqi Deng
- Xinfeng Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5017-1295)
- Meng Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6555-9387)
- Liechuan Cui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5270-113X)
- Yuhong Pi
Institutions
- Southern Medical University (CN)
- Zhejiang University (CN)
- Renmin University of China (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Psychologica
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105916
- Primary Topic
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00