The present experiment investigated the personal meaning of a behavior and state social anxiety as predictors of behavioral action. Participants (N = 68) were given the chance to take the behavioral action of recording a statement for a video blog. Participants were randomized to personal meaning (n = 34; assigned to speak on the social issue most important to them and completed a personal meaning enhancement writing task) or control (n = 34; assigned to speak on the social issue least important to them and completed a control writing task) conditions. The results indicated that having personal meaning in a behavior significantly predicted the behavioral action. The findings suggest that having personal meaning in a social anxiety‐provoking behavior can increase the likelihood of that behavior. Clinical implications and limitations of the study are also discussed.

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个人意义作为国家社交焦虑作用之外行为行动的预测指标

本实验调查了行为的个人含义和状态社交焦虑，作为行为行为的预测指标。参与者（N  = 68）有机会采取行为来记录视频博客的声明。参与者被随机分配到个人意义上（n  = 34；被指派在对他们最重要的社会问题上发言并完成个人意义增强写作任务）或控制（n = 34; 被分配在对他们来说最不重要的社会问题上发言并完成控制写作任务的条件。结果表明，在行为中具有个人意义可以显着预测行为行为。研究结果表明，在引起社交焦虑的行为中具有个人意义可以增加这种行为的可能性。还讨论了该研究的临床意义和局限性。