ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
Intolerance of Uncertainty and Not Social Anxiety Predicts Fear Extinction in a Socially Relevant Context
- Shannon Hoare
University of Reading - Helen Dodd
University of Reading - Carien van Reekum
University of Reading - Tom Johnstone
Swinburne University of Technology
Abstract
It’s been suggested that the failure to extinguish conditioned fear is important in the development and maintenance of social anxiety disorder. However, the present study found that intolerance of uncertainty and not social anxiety predicts extinction learning, even in a socially relevant context.
Anxiety Disorders
