Abstract
OVERVIEW: Social anxiety disorder is the third most prevalent psychiatric disorder in the United States. Dissociation can arise during acute daily social stressors in individuals with social anxiety. This study examined the relationship between social anxiety and functional outcomes (i.e., alcohol-related consequences and relationship satisfaction) as moderated by levels of dissociation (i.e., depersonalization/derealization). It was hypothesized that dissociation would moderate the relationships between social anxiety and alcohol-related consequences and between social anxiety and relationship satisfaction. METHOD: College students who endorsed alcohol use within the past 30 days (n = 320) and college students who reported having been in a romantic relationship lasting 30 or more days (n = 364) were recruited through the Psychology Department's Sona system. All participants completed measures of social anxiety, dissociation, alcohol use motives, alcohol-related consequences, and relationship satisfaction as part of an online questionnaire. RESULTS: Findings indicated no moderation effect in either model; both social anxiety and dissociation predicted alcohol-related consequences via coping-motivated alcohol use. Additionally, there was a negative association between dissociation and relationship satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS: Future research should include longitudinal research designs or ecological momentary assessment designs and should examine these relationships in clinical samples.
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Graduation Date
2019
Semester
Spring
Advisor
Newins, Amie
Degree
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Sciences
Department
Psychology
Degree Program
Psychology Clinical
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0007445
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0007445
Language
English
Release Date
May 2020
Length of Campus-only Access
1 year
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
STARS Citation
Cook, Matthew, "Stepping Outside of Yourself: Social Anxiety, Dissociation, Alcohol Consequences, and Relationship Satisfaction" (2019). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 6434.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/6434