Examining the Psychometric Network Structure of Social Anxiety: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: The network approach offers a novel perspective for conceptualizing the psychopathology of social anxiety disorder (SAD). This scoping review aimed to map the existing literature on the psychometric network structures of social anxiety symptoms and identify future research directions. A total of 61 studies were identified through searches in PubMed, PsycINFO, ScienceDirect, Cochrane Library, ClinicalTrials.gov and the Open Science Framework databases, employing the keywords ('social anxiety disorder' OR 'social phobia' OR 'social anxiety') AND ('network analysis'). Of these, 10 studies examined the network structures of social anxiety symptoms in patients with SAD, 17 investigated such structures in individuals without an SAD diagnosis and 34 explored networks of other symptoms that includ

SUBMITTER: Noda S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11743215 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature