The present study sought to investigate the association between social phobia symptoms and self-reported physical symptoms and the moderation effect of resting respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) on this link. Data of 5-min resting RSA, social phobia symptoms assessed by the Social Phobia Scale, and physical symptoms assessed by the Cohen-Hoberman Inventory of Physical Symptoms were collected from 167 undergraduate students. Results indicated that higher levels of social phobia symptoms were associated with higher levels of self-reported physical symptoms.Resting RSA played the moderating role in the link between social phobia symptoms and self-reported physical symptoms, such that social phobia symptoms were posi-
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