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Social anxiety and weight interact with body salience to affect experiences of social exclusion.

Rachel M ButlerSimona C KaplanRichard G Heimberg
Published in: Anxiety, stress, and coping (2024)
Those with higher SA were particularly anxious following exclusion if their bodies were visible to others. Additionally, those with lower BMI experienced greater anxiety after exclusion when their body was visible than those with higher BMI.
Keyphrases
  • body mass index
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