Social Anxiety and Self-Concept Clarity Over Time Among College Students: Maladaptive Self-Focused Attention as a Mediator

Key Points

• Maladaptive self-focused attention mediates the relationship between social anxiety and self-concept clarity.
• The analysis utilized a longitudinal approach to examine the associations among three variables across time.
• Data were collected from 452 college students through three surveys administered at two-week intervals.
• Findings highlight a critical psychological mechanism affecting students' social anxiety and self-concept over time.

Abstract