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Development and Psychometric Validation of the Beliefs in Social Anxiety Scale (BIAS) in Chinese Adults and Adolescents With Social Anxiety

  • By

  • Liechuan Cui

  • Lele Feng

  • Jingjing Huang

  • Jiaqi Liu

  • Jia Luo

  • Meng Yu

  • Xinfeng Tang

  • October 9, 2026

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    Maladaptive social beliefs are content-specific negative beliefs that cognitive theories identify as central to the emergence and persistence of social anxiety.

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    Four prototypical beliefs include negative self-perception, high estimated social cost, low perceived emotional control, and perceived poor social skills.

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    Existing measures were largely developed from Western models or samples and may not capture culturally salient beliefs among Chinese people.

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    Chinese social-evaluative concerns may include visible anxiety, preserving composure and face, behaving naturally, and avoiding discomfort for others.

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    The study developed and psychometrically validated the Beliefs in Social Anxiety Scale for Chinese adults and adolescents with social anxiety.

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Development and validation of the Beliefs in Social Anxiety Scale (BIAS) for Chinese socially anxious adults and adolescents

  • by Liechuan Cui, Lele Feng, Jingjing Huang, Jiaqi Liu, Jia Luo, Meng Yu, Xinfeng Tang

  • October 9, 2026

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