Attention, Teleconferencing and Social Anxiety

Investigating Attentional Processes: Teleconferencing and Social Anxiety

This study involves completing some online assessments and an intervention for social anxiety that all involve interactions with other people on a teleconferencing call.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 18-75
• Fluent in English because the data collection materials have not yet been standardized in other languages
• Having access to a computer with a webcam and ability to record audio
• Personal Report of Communication Apprehension > 80
• Leibowitz Social Anxiety Scale > 30
• Meets DSM-5 Criteria for Social Anxiety Disorder

Exclusion Criteria:

• Significant visual impairment precluding the use of the eye tracking equipment
• Current, or history of bipolar disorder; current, or history of psychosis