Flashforward imagery in speech anxiety: Characteristics and associations with anxiety and avoidance

Speech anxiety (SA) is a highly prevalent social fear. Prospective ‘flashforward’ (FF) imagery of an upcoming social catastrophe may be a particularly important cognitive factor in SA persistence via eliciting anxiety and avoidance behaviors. Since earlier research on imagery and social anxiety has...

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Main Authors: Marjolein R. Thunnissen, Maaike H. Nauta, Peter J. de Jong, Marleen M. Rijkeboer, Marisol J. Voncken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.975374/full