Attachment-related anxiety and social anxiety: the mediating role of self-esteem
Jacob Lincoln,
Liesbeth Muriel Tip,
Sofia De La Fuente Garcia
Abstract:Numerous studies have found an association between attachment-related anxiety and social anxiety. However, none have investigated the potential role of the internal working model of the self in explaining this relationship. The purposes of this study were to replicate the finding that attachment-related anxiety and social anxiety are associated, and to test whether the internal working model of the self mediated this relationship. The internal working model of the self was operationalised by measuring self-est… Show more
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