Trait social anxiety as a conditional adaptation: A developmental and evolutionary framework
Abstract
Individuals with trait social anxiety are disposed to be wary of others. Although feeling social anxiety is unpleasant, evolutionary psychologists consider it to be an adaptation. In current models, social anxiety is described as functioning to have helped our prehistoric ancestors avoid social threat by warning individuals when their interactions with other group members were likely to be negative and motivating them to act in ways to prevent...
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Title
Trait social anxiety as a conditional adaptation: A developmental and evolutionary framework
Published Date
Mar 1, 2020
Journal
Volume
55
Pages
100886 - 100886
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