Is the delay discounting paradigm useful in understanding social anxiety?

Authors

Jennifer S. Rounds, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
J. Gayle Beck, University at Buffalo, The State University of New YorkFollow
De Mond M. Grant, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

Abstract

The delay discounting paradigm was used to examine its utility in understanding motivational factors among socially anxious individuals. Participants (n=88) who reported high and low levels of social anxiety were randomly assigned to either a social threat or non-threat condition and their subsequent rates of discounting were examined. A significant difference in rates of discounting was found between the high and low social anxiety groups within the non-threat condition, with high social anxiety participants showing increased discounting. This study suggests that a modified version of the delay discounting paradigm may be useful in understanding motivational factors in social anxiety. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Publication Title

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Recommended Citation

Rounds, J., Beck, J., & Grant, D. (2007). Is the delay discounting paradigm useful in understanding social anxiety?. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 45 (4), 729-735. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2006.06.007