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Impact of stress on vocal and emotional arousal in social anxiety

Impact of stress on vocal and emotional arousal in social anxiety - Mastermind

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00016805
Enrollment
70
Registered
2019-03-05
Start date
2019-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

F40.1

Interventions

Group 1: Study group: undergraduate students (secondary division in high vs. low socially anxious) Procedure Before attending the laboratory session, all participants receive a link to fill in several
Kirschbaum, Pirke, & Hellhammer, 1993). To increase stress, they are told that the task is videotaped, and will be corrected and evaluated compared to other participants (“Please subtract 17 from 4878

Sponsors

Universität Freiburg
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: German as native language

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: other native language than German

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Phases: Phase 1 (Baseline without stress), phase 2 (stress task), phase 3 (stress task with instruction (suppression voice vs. suppression emotion vs. mindfulness) --> frequency analysis of vocal arousal (fundamental frequency; physiological), emotion regulation (questionnaire)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Phases: Phase 1 (Baseline without stress), phase 2 (stress task), phase 3 (stress task with instruction (suppression voice vs. suppression emotion vs. mindfulness) --> social performance (self rating by questionnaire, observational rating by independent, blind observers) Manipulation check: Emotion ratings (questionnaire) during all phases pre/post, correlation fundamental frequency and skin conductance level (both physiological) Secondary analysis: differentiation in high socially anxious and low socially anxious (using the same primary and secondary outcomes)

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJulia Asbrand

Universität Freiburg, Institut für Psychologie, Abteilung für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie

julia.asbrand@psychologie.uni-freiburg.de0761-2039413

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026