Background and objectives Perception of trustworthiness in other people is essential for
successful social interaction. Facial expressions—as conveyers of feelings and intentions …

Four different patterns of biased ratings of facial expressions of emotions have been found in
socially anxious participants: higher negative ratings of (1) negative,(2) neutral, and (3) …

Facial expressions can convey disapproval or rejection, which is highly relevant information
for socially anxious observers. We investigated how social anxiety biases the interpretation …

The current study investigated the tendency of individuals with high levels of social anxiety
to interpret ambiguous facial expressions in a threatening manner. Results obtained from …

Fear of negative evaluation is the hallmark of social anxiety. We examined the hypothesis
that, to facilitate detection of negative evaluators, an anticipatory coping strategy in social …

Misreading facial expressions as signals of social disapproval, such as anger and disgust,
may maintain social anxiety. If so, manipulating face processing could be therapeutic. It …

Background and objectives Social anxiety (SA) is associated with a tendency to interpret
social information in a more threatening manner. Most of the research in SA has focused on …

The current study assessed the processing of facial displays of emotion (Happy, Disgust,
and Neutral) of varying emotional intensities in participants with high vs. low social anxiety …

The current study investigated detection and interpretation of emotional facial expressions in
high socially anxious (HSA) individuals compared to non-anxious controls (NAC). A version …

Facial affect is one of the most important information sources during the course of social
interactions, but it is susceptible to distortion due to the complex and dynamic nature …