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Personality subtypes in adults with social anxiety disorder - novelty seeking makes the difference
BACKGROUND: Up to now several subtypes of social anxiety disorder (SAD) have been proposed. METHODS: In the present study, we used a cluster analytic approach to identify qualitatively different subgroups of SAD based on temperament characteristics, that is, harm avoidance (HA) and novelty seeking (...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9793521/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36575407 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04484-z |
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author | Chung, Man-Long Seib-Pfeifer, Laura-Effi Elling, Christina Geiser, Franziska Forstner, Andreas J. Schumacher, Johannes Conrad, Rupert |
author_facet | Chung, Man-Long Seib-Pfeifer, Laura-Effi Elling, Christina Geiser, Franziska Forstner, Andreas J. Schumacher, Johannes Conrad, Rupert |
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description | BACKGROUND: Up to now several subtypes of social anxiety disorder (SAD) have been proposed. METHODS: In the present study, we used a cluster analytic approach to identify qualitatively different subgroups of SAD based on temperament characteristics, that is, harm avoidance (HA) and novelty seeking (NS) dimensions of Cloninger’s Temperament and Character Inventory. RESULTS: Based on a large, diverse clinical sample (n = 575), we found evidence for two distinct subgroups of SAD: a larger (59%) prototypic, inhibited cluster characterized by high HA and low NS, and a smaller atypic, and comparatively more impulsive cluster characterized by medium to high HA and increased NS. The subgroups differed regarding a variety of sociodemographic and clinical variables. While the prototypic SAD subtype suffered from more severe SAD and depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation, and reduced social functioning, the atypic NS subtype showcased higher reproductive behaviour, self-directedness and -transcendence, comparatively. Additional hierarchical logistic regression highlights the contribution of age and education. CONCLUSIONS: Our results valuably extend previous evidence for the existence of at least two distinct subtypes of SAD. A better knowledge of the characteristic differences in prototypic behaviour, personality, coping strategies and comorbidities between the identified (and further) subtypes can contribute to the development of effective prevention interventions and promotes the conceptualization of tailored treatments. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12888-022-04484-z. |
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spelling | pubmed-97935212022-12-28 Personality subtypes in adults with social anxiety disorder - novelty seeking makes the difference Chung, Man-Long Seib-Pfeifer, Laura-Effi Elling, Christina Geiser, Franziska Forstner, Andreas J. Schumacher, Johannes Conrad, Rupert BMC Psychiatry Research BACKGROUND: Up to now several subtypes of social anxiety disorder (SAD) have been proposed. METHODS: In the present study, we used a cluster analytic approach to identify qualitatively different subgroups of SAD based on temperament characteristics, that is, harm avoidance (HA) and novelty seeking (NS) dimensions of Cloninger’s Temperament and Character Inventory. RESULTS: Based on a large, diverse clinical sample (n = 575), we found evidence for two distinct subgroups of SAD: a larger (59%) prototypic, inhibited cluster characterized by high HA and low NS, and a smaller atypic, and comparatively more impulsive cluster characterized by medium to high HA and increased NS. The subgroups differed regarding a variety of sociodemographic and clinical variables. While the prototypic SAD subtype suffered from more severe SAD and depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation, and reduced social functioning, the atypic NS subtype showcased higher reproductive behaviour, self-directedness and -transcendence, comparatively. Additional hierarchical logistic regression highlights the contribution of age and education. CONCLUSIONS: Our results valuably extend previous evidence for the existence of at least two distinct subtypes of SAD. A better knowledge of the characteristic differences in prototypic behaviour, personality, coping strategies and comorbidities between the identified (and further) subtypes can contribute to the development of effective prevention interventions and promotes the conceptualization of tailored treatments. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12888-022-04484-z. BioMed Central 2022-12-27 /pmc/articles/PMC9793521/ /pubmed/36575407 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04484-z Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) ) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data. |
spellingShingle | Research Chung, Man-Long Seib-Pfeifer, Laura-Effi Elling, Christina Geiser, Franziska Forstner, Andreas J. Schumacher, Johannes Conrad, Rupert Personality subtypes in adults with social anxiety disorder - novelty seeking makes the difference |
title | Personality subtypes in adults with social anxiety disorder - novelty seeking makes the difference |
title_full | Personality subtypes in adults with social anxiety disorder - novelty seeking makes the difference |
title_fullStr | Personality subtypes in adults with social anxiety disorder - novelty seeking makes the difference |
title_full_unstemmed | Personality subtypes in adults with social anxiety disorder - novelty seeking makes the difference |
title_short | Personality subtypes in adults with social anxiety disorder - novelty seeking makes the difference |
title_sort | personality subtypes in adults with social anxiety disorder - novelty seeking makes the difference |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9793521/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36575407 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04484-z |
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