Structural Equation Modeling Analysis of Etiological Factors in Social Anxiety
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Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses Graduate School 1997 Structural Equation Modeling Analysis of Etiological Factors in Social Anxiety. Michele E. Mccarthy Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses Recommended Citation Mccarthy, Michele E., "Structural Equation Modeling Analysis of Etiological Factors in Social Anxiety." (1997). LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses. 6505. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses/6505 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses by an authorized administrator of LSU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. INFORMATION TO USERS This manuscript has been reproduced from the microfilm master. 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M cC arthy B A , Louisiana State University, 1992 M .A ., Louisiana State U niversity, 1995 August 1997 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. UMI Kuadoer: 9808762 UMI Microronn 9808762 Copyright 1997, by UMI Company. All rights reserved. This microform edition Is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. UMI 300 North Zeeb Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. DEDICATION This dissertation is dedicated to my family, without whom none o f this would have been possible, and to Steve, without whom it would not have been bearable. Thank you. Mom and Dad, for raising me to believe in myself Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The author wishes to thank the members o f her committee for their support and guidance, both during this project and throughout her graduate training. Special thanks go to Corby Martin and Bret Bentz for their help in data collection. Long-term thanks go to Mrs. Clay, who stressed the importance o f clear writing, and to M r Lowery, who encouraged his students to question everything. Ill Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. TABLE OF CONTENTS D edication .................................................................................. ii Acknowledgments...................................................................... iii List o f Tables............................................................................... vi List o f Figures............................................................................. v ii Abstract ....................................................................................... v iii Literature Review........................................................................ I Purpose........................................................................................ 27 M ethod........................................................................................ 34 Data Analysis ............................................................................... 49 Results......................................................................................... 54 Discussion................................................................................... 9 1 References................................................................................... 103 Appendix A; Informed Consent..................................... 127 Appendix B; Demographic Questionnaire.................... 129 Appendix C: Negative Peer Interactions Questionnaire....... 130 Appendix D: Perceived Attractiveness Questions......... 13 1 Appendix E: Social Behavior Questionnaire- Version S-A............................................................. 132 Appendix F: Social Behavior Questionnaire- Version 0 -0............................................................ 138 Appendix G; Means and standard deviations for standard and revised measures for samples one, two, and three 144 IV Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Appendix H: Correlations among standard measures for phase one sample................................................................. 146 Appendix I: Correlations among standard measures for phase tw o sample................................................................. 148 Appendix J: Correlations among standard measures for phase three sample............................................................... 150 V ita ..................................................................................................... 152 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. LIST OF TABLES Table I. Demographic characteristics for samples one, two, and three 35 Table 2. Initial operationalization o f constructs ............................................ 38 Table 3. Measurement statistics for sample one (revised measures) 57 Table 4. Revisions to standard measures following sample one analyses. .. 6 1 Table 5. Revised operationalization o f constructs ......................................... 63 Table 6. Correlations among revised measures for phase one sample 64 Table 7. Cronbach’s alpha, error term, and factor loading for each construct in samples one, two, and three...........................................65 Table 8. Structural model results: Models I and 2 ....................................... 67 Table 9. Structural model results: Model 3................................................... 74 Table 10. Measurement statistics for sample two (revised measures) 77 Table 11. Correlations among revised measures for phase two sample 78 Table 12. Structural model results: Model 4............................................... 84 Table 13. Measurement statistics for sample three (revised measures) 86 Table 14. Correlations among revised measures for phase three sample 90 VI Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. LIST OF FIGURES Figure I . Etiological model o f social anxiety...................... 28 Figure 2. Latent construct specification.............................. 37 Figure 3. Results o f model 1 tested in sample one.............. 70 Figure 4. Results o f model 2 tested in sample one.............. 71 Figure 5. Results o f model 3 tested in sample one............. 73 Figure 6. Results o f model 2 tested in sample tw............. o 79 Figure 7. Results o f model 3 tested in sample tw............. o 8 1 Figure 8. Results o f model 4 tested in sample tw............. o 83 Figure 9. Results of model 3 tested in sample three 87 Figure 10. Results of model 4 tested in sample three 89 VII Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ABSTRACT The current study investigated possible etiological risk factors in the development o f social anxiety. The risk factors examined in this study were fam ily environmcm, iicgalive f>ccr iiiicrac/ions, ncuroiidsm, scif-ijcrceivcd affractiveiicss, publics d f- coiKciousuesx, social behavior ability discrepancy, and fe a ro fnegative evaluation. These variables were hypothesized to have both direct and indirect influences on the development o f social anxiety. A hypothesized risk factor model was tested employing structural equation modeling (SEM) using questionnaire data collected from 559 college undergraduates. Phases o f