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Abstract：
Flexibly updating behaviors towards others is crucial for adaptive social functioning. Previous studies have found that difficulties in flexibly updating behaviors are associated with social anxiety (SA). However, it is unclear whether such difficulties relate to actual social behaviors. The current study investigated the relationships between negative-to-positive social reversal learning, social approach behavior, and SA across time. Participants (MTurk, Time 1 = 275, Time 2 = 126, 16 weeks later) completed a performance-based social reversal-learning task. In the initial phase, participants learned that interactions with certain individuals are associated with negative outcomes, whereas interactions with other individuals are associated with positive outcomes. In the reversal phase, these associations were reversed, requiring participants to update their behaviors. The relationships between the performance in the task, SA severity, and social approach behavior reported by participants were assessed cross-sectionally and longitudinally. We found that negative-to-positive updating was negatively associated with SA severity. Furthermore, negative-to-positive updating was positively correlated with social approach behavior, both cross-sectionally and prospectively. Hence, individuals with better negative-to-positive updating at Time 1 reported significantly more social approach behaviors across time. The results support the role of negative-to-positive updating as a mechanism associated with SA and social approach, advancing and refining interpersonal and cognitive theories of SA.
摘要：
灵活地更新对他人的行为对于适应性社会功能至关重要。先前的研究发现，灵活更新行为的困难与社交焦虑（SA）有关。然而,目前尚不清楚这些困难是否与实际的社会行为有关。当前的研究调查了消极到积极的社会逆转学习之间的关系，社会接近行为，和SA跨越时间。参与者(MTurk，时间1=275，时间2=126，16周后）完成了基于绩效的社交逆转学习任务。在初始阶段,参与者了解到与某些个体的互动与负面结果有关，而与其他个体的互动与积极的结果有关。在反转阶段，这些关联被颠倒了，要求参与者更新他们的行为。任务中的性能之间的关系，SA严重性,对参与者报告的社会方法行为进行了横断面和纵向评估。我们发现，从阴性到阳性的更新与SA严重程度呈负相关。此外，从消极到积极的更新与社会接近行为呈正相关，横截面和前瞻性。因此，在时间1具有更好的负面到正面更新的个体报告了更多的社会方法行为。结果支持消极到积极更新作为与SA和社会方法相关的机制的作用，推进和完善SA的人际和认知理论。
