Behavioral Inhibition and Risk for Developing Social Anxiety Disorder: A Meta-Analytic Study

Behavioral inhibition (BI) has been associated with increased risk for developing social anxiety disorder (SAD); however, the degree of risk associated with BI has yet to be systematically examined and quantified. The goal of the present study was to quantify the association between childhood BI and risk for developing SAD.A comprehensive literature search was conducted to identify studies that assessed both BI and SAD. Meta-analyses were...