The past three decades have witnessed an increase in the number of empirical investigations examining the phenomenology of anxiety and related conditions. There has also been an increase in efforts to understand differences that may exist between ethnic groups in the expression of the anxiety disorders. In addition, there is now substantial evidence that a variety of treatment approaches (most notably behavioral and cognitive behavioral) are efficacious in remediating anxiety. However, there continues to be comparatively few treatment outcome studies investigating the efficacy of anxiety treatments among minority populations. In this paper, we review the extant treatment outcome research for African American, Hispanic/Latino[a] American, Asian American, and Native Americans suffering with one of the anxiety disorders. We discuss some of the specific problems with the research in this area, and then provide specific recommendations for conducting treatment outcome research with minority populations in the future.
This study compared FNE and FPE scales in predicting anxious responding to a social challenge. 101 undergraduate participants completed a social manipulation requiring them to deliver a 3 minute videotaped speech they believed would be rated by faculty judges. Participants then received bogus positive, negative, or no feedback and were informed they were selected to present their speech directly to the panel of judges. FNE was the strongest predictor of state anxiety following the initial speech task, while FNE and FPE predicted somatic response to this task. Regardless of feedback type, FPE was a significant predictor of anxiety during the second speech task. Results are consistent with an overall cognitive model of social anxiety and suggest that FPE and FNE are distinct predictors of anxiety the under specific conditions.
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