The Relationship Between Fear of Negative Evaluation and Social Anxiety in Parents of Autistic Children: A Moderated Mediation Model

doi:10.12139/j.1672-0628.2024.03.017

Abstract

Abstract:

To explore the relationship between fear of negative evaluation and social anxiety in parents of autistic children, 582 fathers or mothers of autistic children were investigated by Negative Evaluation Fear Scale, Perceived Social Support Scale and Social Anxiety Scale. The results showed that: 1) fear of negative evaluation significantly positively predicted the social anxiety of parents of autistic children; 2) perceived social support mediated the association between fear of negative evaluation and social anxiety of parents of autistic children; 3) gender moderated the first half of the mediation model of fear of negative evaluation → perceived social support → social anxiety. The indirect mediating effect of fear of negative evaluation on social anxiety through perceived social support was significant in the mother group of autistic children, but not significant in the father group. This study reveals the relationship between fear of negative evaluation and social anxiety of parents of autistic children and its mechanism, which has certain enlightenment on alleviating social anxiety of parents of autistic children.

Key words: fear of negative evaluation, perceived social support, social anxiety, parents of autistic children

摘要：

为探讨孤独症儿童父母领悟社会支持在负面评价恐惧和社交焦虑之间的关系，采用负面评价恐惧量表、领悟社会支持量表、社交焦虑量表对582名孤独症儿童父亲或母亲进行了调查。结果表明：(1)负面评价恐惧显著正向预测孤独症儿童父母的社交焦虑；(2)领悟社会支持在孤独症儿童父母的负面评价恐惧与社交焦虑之间起部分中介作用；(3)性别调节负面评价恐惧→领悟社会支持→社交焦虑这一中介模型的前半路径。孤独症儿童母亲群体负面评价恐惧通过领悟社会支持影响社交焦虑的中介效应显著，在父亲群体中不显著。本研究揭示了孤独症儿童父母的负面评价恐惧与社交焦虑的关系及其作用机制，对缓解孤独症儿童父母社交焦虑有一定启示作用。

关键词: 负面评价恐惧, 领悟社会支持, 社交焦虑, 孤独症儿童父母

Wenjun GUAN, Tianhao WU, Yuke CHENG, Qiang DUO. The Relationship Between Fear of Negative Evaluation and Social Anxiety in Parents of Autistic Children: A Moderated Mediation Model[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2024, 22(3): 418-424.

关文军, 吴添昊, 程毓可, 多强. 孤独症儿童父母负面评价恐惧和社交焦虑的关系：一个有调节的中介效应模型[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2024, 22(3): 418-424.

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	M	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1.负面评价恐惧	2.94	0.60
2.领悟社会支持	4.54	1.23	−0.11**
3.社交焦虑	2.47	0.76	0.51***	−0.32***
4.性别			0.14**	0.03	0.12**
5.家庭月收入			−0.04	0.17***	−0.26***	−0.11**
6.家庭所在地区			0.10**	0.05	−0.12**	0.02	0.31***
7.子女的兄弟姐妹个数			−0.11**	−0.08	0.07	−0.08	−0.05	−0.21***
8.子女年龄分组			−0.05	−0.09*	0.14**	−0.12**	−0.14**	−0.04	0.16***

	M	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1.负面评价恐惧	2.94	0.60
2.领悟社会支持	4.54	1.23	−0.11**
3.社交焦虑	2.47	0.76	0.51***	−0.32***
4.性别			0.14**	0.03	0.12**
5.家庭月收入			−0.04	0.17***	−0.26***	−0.11**
6.家庭所在地区			0.10**	0.05	−0.12**	0.02	0.31***
7.子女的兄弟姐妹个数			−0.11**	−0.08	0.07	−0.08	−0.05	−0.21***
8.子女年龄分组			−0.05	−0.09*	0.14**	−0.12**	−0.14**	−0.04	0.16***

预测变量	社交焦虑			领悟社会支持			社交焦虑
预测变量	β	SE	t	β	SE	t	β	SE	t
家庭月收入	−0.19	0.04	−5.29***	0.15	0.04	3.65***	−0.15	0.03	−4.42***
家庭所在地区	−0.10	0.04	−2.69**	−0.005	0.04	−0.11	−0.10	0.04	−2.82**
独生子女家庭	0.07	0.03	2.11*	−0.07	0.04	−1.69	0.06	0.03	1.71
被试子女年龄	0.12	0.03	3.54***	−0.06	0.04	−1.39	0.11	0.03	3.28**
负面评价恐惧	0.53	0.03	15.52***	−0.12	0.04	−2.81**	0.50	0.03	15.21***
领悟社会支持							−0.22	0.03	−6.69***
F			62.78***			6.11***			63.74***
R²			0.35			0.05			0.40

预测变量	社交焦虑			领悟社会支持			社交焦虑
预测变量	β	SE	t	β	SE	t	β	SE	t
家庭月收入	−0.19	0.04	−5.29***	0.15	0.04	3.65***	−0.15	0.03	−4.42***
家庭所在地区	−0.10	0.04	−2.69**	−0.005	0.04	−0.11	−0.10	0.04	−2.82**
独生子女家庭	0.07	0.03	2.11*	−0.07	0.04	−1.69	0.06	0.03	1.71
被试子女年龄	0.12	0.03	3.54***	−0.06	0.04	−1.39	0.11	0.03	3.28**
负面评价恐惧	0.53	0.03	15.52***	−0.12	0.04	−2.81**	0.50	0.03	15.21***
领悟社会支持							−0.22	0.03	−6.69***
F			62.78***			6.11***			63.74***
R²			0.35			0.05			0.40

效应	效应值	Boot 标准误	95%置信区间		效应值占比(%)
效应	效应值	Boot 标准误	下限	上限	效应值占比(%)
总效应	0.53	0.03	0.46	0.59
负面评价恐惧→社交焦虑	0.50	0.03	0.44	0.57	94.34
负面评价恐惧→ 领悟社会支持→社交焦虑	0.03	0.01	0.004	0.05	5.66