The role of death fears and attachment processes in social anxiety: a novel hypothesis explored

Figures & data

Table 1. Means and standard deviations of variables included in mediation analyses

	Independent Variables		Mediator Variables		Dependent Variable
Measure	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD
Death Anxiety (CLFD-R)	90.73	24.88
Death Anxiety-Own (CLFD-Own)	40.10	14.02
Death Anxiety-Others (CLFD-Others)	50.63	14.14
Attachment Anxiety (ECR-Anxiety)			62.46	19.31
Attachment Avoidance (ECR-Avoidance)			60.65	20.03
Social Anxiety (SOQ)					36.92	12.31

Table 2. Statistical information for mediation model 1

	Consequent
	Attachment Anxiety (M)			Social Anxiety (DV)
Antecedent	Coeff.	SE	p	Coeff.	SE	P
Death Anxiety (IV)	.260	.077	.001	.120	.043	.006
Attachment Anxiety (M)				.326	.055	<.001
Constant	38.890	7.211	<.001	5.661	4.353	.197
Variance	R^2 = .112 F(1,91) = 11.479, p = .001			R^2 = .403 F(2,90) = 30.440, p < .001

IV = Independent Variable, M = Mediator, DV = Dependent Variable.

Coeff = Regression Coefficient, SE = Standard Error.

Figure 1. Statistical diagram of mediation model 1

Table 3. Statistical information for mediation model 2

	Consequent
	Attachment Avoidance (M)			Social Anxiety (DV)
Antecedent	Coeff.	SE	p	Coeff.	SE	p
Death Anxiety (IV)	.008	.084	.920	.204	.046	<.001
Attachment Avoidance (M)				.122	.058	.037
Constant	59.877	7.939	<.001	11.049	5.558	.050
Variance	R^2 = .000 F(1,91) = .010, p = .920			R^2 = .210 F(2,90) = 11.998, p < .001

IV = Independent Variable, M = Mediator, DV = Dependent Variable.

Coeff = Regression Coefficient, SE = Standard Error

Figure 2. Statistical diagram of mediation model 2

Table 4. Statistical information for mediation model 3a

	Consequent
	Attachment Anxiety (M)			Social Anxiety (DV)
Antecedent	Coeff.	SE	p	Coeff.	SE	p
Death Anxiety-Own (IV)	.415	.138	.003	.134	.077	.085
Attachment Anxiety (M)				.349	.056	<.001
Constant	45.822	5.844	<.001	9.776	4.030	.017
Variance	R^2 = .091 F(1,91) = 9.087, p = .003			R^2 = 0.372 F(2,90) = 26.798, p < .001

IV = Independent Variable, M = Mediator, DV = Dependent Variable.

Coeff = Regression Coefficient, SE = Standard Error

Figure 3. Statistical diagram for mediation model 3a

Table 5. Statistical information for mediation model 3b

	Consequent
	Attachment Anxiety (M)			Social Anxiety (DV)
Antecedent	Coeff.	SE	p	Coeff.	SE	p
Death Anxiety-Others (IV)	.396	.137	.005	.229	.073	.002
Attachment Anxiety (M)				.329	.054	<.001
Constant	42.406	7.20	<.001	4.750	4.337	.276
Variance	R^2 = .084 F(1,91) = 8.358, p = .005			R^2 = 0.415 F(2,90) = 31.897, p < .001

IV = Independent Variable, M = Mediator, DV = Dependent Variable.

Coeff = Regression Coefficient, SE = Standard Error

Figure 4. Statistical diagram for mediation model 3b

Data availability statement

Data is available from authors upon reasonable request.