The current study investigated the mediating role of social-evaluative anxiety in the relationship between self-concept clarity and body dissatisfaction in a sample of 160 adolescents (aged between...Show moreThe current study investigated the mediating role of social-evaluative anxiety in the relationship between self-concept clarity and body dissatisfaction in a sample of 160 adolescents (aged between 11 and 21 years). Participants completed self-report questionnaires to measure their self-concept clarity and level of social-evaluative anxiety. To measure body dissatisfaction, participants undertook an fMRI task measuring physical self- concept and completed the physical domain of the Competence Experience Scale for Adolescents (CBSA). A correlational analysis revealed that low self-concept clarity is related to higher body dissatisfaction, regardless of gender. The relationship was found to be partially mediated by social-evaluative anxiety. Gender comparisons did not reveal any significant gender differences. Findings suggest that targeting low self-concept clarity as well as social-evaluative anxiety might be an important part of interventions aiming to reduce body dissatisfaction among adolescents. In addition, the results underline the necessity to equally include both genders in future research and potential interventions.Show less
Social feedback learning can be seen as the way we learn based on either acceptance or rejection of others. The purpose of this paper is to look into how different personality characteristics such...Show moreSocial feedback learning can be seen as the way we learn based on either acceptance or rejection of others. The purpose of this paper is to look into how different personality characteristics such as fear of negative evaluation and self-esteem influence this social feedback learning. The reason for this is that previous research has found differing findings. Whilst some suggest that fear of negative evaluation increases both reaction time in social evaluative tasks as well as prediction accuracy from negative feedback, others suggest that this occurs automatically (due to negativity bias), and thus is not influenced by the degree of fear of negative evaluation. To investigate this, 175 adult participants (30 (17.14%) = male; 145 (82.86%) = female) were asked to fill out the BFNES questionnaire to measure fear of negative evaluation as well as the RSES questionnaire to measure self-esteem. They were subsequently asked to do the Social Judgement Paradigm, in which they would predict either positive or negative feedback from a peer. After this, they were given the actual feedback. Following this, they were asked to evaluate the peer again. If their prediction was correct, social feedback learning had occurred. Additionally, their reaction time was measured. Results showed a significant moderate negative relationship between fear of negative evaluation and self-esteem. However, the degree of fear of negative evaluation did not influence reaction time in the social judgement paradigm, nor the prediction accuracy from negative feedback. However, both people with low fear of negative evaluation and high fear of negative evaluation did exhibit social feedback learning in the prediction task. This paper provides greater insight into the influence of fear of negative evaluation on social feedback learning.Show less
This study aimed to explore the relationship between indecisiveness, fear of negative evaluation and self-concept clarity in adolescence. Differences in indecisiveness levels between early (11 to...Show moreThis study aimed to explore the relationship between indecisiveness, fear of negative evaluation and self-concept clarity in adolescence. Differences in indecisiveness levels between early (11 to 14 years old) and late (18 to 21 years old) adolescents were explored as well. A sample of 160 healthy adolescents (74 males and 86 females) participated in the study. Most of the participants were Dutch-born and their ages ranged from 11 to 21 years old. Variables of interest were measured through self-reported questionnaires filled at home. The analyses showed evidence of a positive correlation between indecisiveness and both fear of negative evaluation and self-concept clarity. However, no differences were found in the indecisiveness levels between early and late adolescents. Likewise, an additional explorative analysis showed no interaction effects between FNE and SCC on indecisiveness. Although indecisiveness in adolescence is a complex -and hard to predict- phenomenon, this study added valuable information on this topic. Limitations and implications of the study are discussed, together with suggestions for future research.Show less
This study aimed to explore the relationship between indecisiveness, fear of negative evaluation and self-concept clarity in adolescence. Differences in indecisiveness levels between early (11 to...Show moreThis study aimed to explore the relationship between indecisiveness, fear of negative evaluation and self-concept clarity in adolescence. Differences in indecisiveness levels between early (11 to 14 years old) and late (18 to 21 years old) adolescents were explored as well. A sample of 160 healthy adolescents (74 males and 86 females) participated in the study. Most of the participants were Dutch-born and their ages ranged from 11 to 21 years old. Variables of interest were measured through self-reported questionnaires filled at home. The analyses showed evidence of a positive correlation between indecisiveness and both fear of negative evaluation and self-concept clarity. However, no differences were found in the indecisiveness levels between early and late adolescents. Likewise, an additional explorative analysis showed no interaction effects between FNE and SCC on indecisiveness. Although indecisiveness in adolescence is a complex -and hard to predict- phenomenon, this study added valuable information on this topic. Limitations and implications of the study are discussed, together with suggestions for future research.Show less
