Although fears of negative and positive social evaluation are hallmark cognitive features of social anxiety, attentional difficulties may exacerbate the relation between fears of social evaluation and social anxiety. Thus, the goal of the current study was to test whether two different types of self-reported attentional difficulties, specifically sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) inattention symptoms, moderate the relation between fears of social evaluation and social anxiety. Participants (N = 4756; Mage = 19.28 years; 72.7% female) enrolled in five universities across the United States completed self-report measures of fears of negative and positive evaluation and psychopathology symptoms. Results indicated a significant two-way interaction of fear of negative evaluation and SCT in relation to social anxiety symptoms, as well as a significant two-way interaction of fear of positive evaluation and SCT in relation to social anxiety symptoms. In both instances, the associations between fears of negative and positive evaluation in relation to social anxiety became increasingly stronger at higher levels of SCT. Conversely, the interactions between fears of negative and positive evaluation with ADHD inattentive symptoms were non-significant. These results are the first to report that self-reported SCT, but not ADHD inattentive symptoms, exacerbate the relation between fears of social evaluation and social anxiety, and suggest that attentional difficulties characteristic of SCT may prolong engagement in fears.

尽管对消极和积极社会评价的恐惧是社交焦虑的标志性认知特征，但注意力障碍可能会加剧对社会评价的恐惧与社交焦虑之间的关系。因此，本研究的目的是测试两种不同类型的自我报告的注意力困难，特别是认知节奏缓慢（SCT）和注意力缺陷/多动障碍（ADHD）注意力不集中症状，是否能缓和社会评价恐惧之间的关系和社交焦虑。参与者 ( N  = 4756; M年龄 = 19.28 岁；72.7% 的女性）在美国五所大学完成了对负面和正面评价恐惧以及精神病理学症状的自我报告测量。结果表明，与社交焦虑症状相关的负面评价恐惧和 SCT 存在显着的双向交互作用，以及与社交焦虑症状相关的积极评价恐惧和 SCT 的显着双向交互作用。在这两种情况下，与社交焦虑相关的负面评价恐惧和正面评价恐惧之间的关联在更高水平的 SCT 中变得越来越强。相反，对负面评价和正面评价的恐惧与 ADHD 注意力不集中症状之间的相互作用不显着。这些结果是第一个报告自我报告的 SCT，而不是 ADHD 注意力不集中的症状，