Rafiepoor A.
(2026). Prediction of social anxiety based on brain-behavioral systems and emotional alexithymia in adolescents with depression. Rooyesh. 14(11), 101-110.
URL: http://frooyesh.ir/article-1-6025-en.html
Associate Professor, Department of Health Psychology, Psychology Department, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran. , Rafiepoor2000@yahoo.com
Abstract: (37 Views)
The aim of the present study was to predict social anxiety based on brain-behavior systems and emotional dysregulation in adolescents with depression. The research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of this study comprised all depressed students in Tehran in 2024. The sample consisted of 384 individuals selected through convenience sampling. The tools used included the Social Anxiety Questionnaire (SPIN) by Connor et al. (2000), the Behavioral Inhibition and Activation Systems (BIS/BAS) by Carver and White (1994), and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 (TAS-20) by Bagby et al. (1997). The analysis method for this research was regression analysis. The findings indicated that brain-behavior systems and emotional dysregulation have predictive capability for social anxiety in adolescents, explaining 17.9% of the variance in social anxiety (p < 0.05). Therefore, considering the significant relationship between brain-behavior systems and emotional dysregulation with social anxiety symptoms, therapists and counselors can work towards improving brain-behavior systems to reduce social anxiety in depressed adolescents.
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Health Received: 2025/02/9 | Accepted: 2025/09/2 | ePublished: 2026/01/30