Anxiety affects nearly two out of every ten adults. Our research in this field examines the effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral (CBT) and Psychodynamic interventions for social anxiety. Our goal is to help patients cope with social anxiety, reduce chronic worry, boost self-confidence, and alleviate the physical symptoms of anxiety. This research integrates phenomenological, cognitive, behavioral, and biological measures of emotional responses.
This research area is led by Prof. Eva Gilboa-Schechtman, a prominent researcher and therapist specializing in anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Publications
Klein, Z., Zabag, R., Hay, D., Levy-Gigi, E., Gilboa-Schechtman, E. (2025). On Bias and Balance: Updating Agentic and Communal Self-Beliefs in Social Anxiety and Depression. Behavioral Research and Therapy
Zabag, R., Mouadeb, D., Haim-Nachum, S., Levy-Gigi, E., Gilboa-Schechtman, E. (2025). Temporal Dynamics of Social Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms: The Moderating Role of Cognitive Flexibility. Depression and Anxiety
Azoulay, H. D., Pinus, M., & Gilboa-Schechtman, E. (2025). Post-Traumatic Distress Following Physical and Social Stressors: A Comparison of Symptoms Networks. Cognitive Therapy and Research.
Ginat-Frolich, R., Gilboa-Schechtman, E., Huppert, J., et al. (2024). Vulnerabilities in Social Anxiety: Integrating intra- and inter-personal perspectives. Clinical Psychology Review.
Perets, N., Hay, D., Azoulay, R., & Gilboa-Schechtman, E. (2024). Exclusion Memories in Social Anxiety. Cognitive Therapy and Research
Azoulay, R., & Gilboa-Schechtman, E. (2024). CyberStatus: Responses to status manipulation and fears of positive and negative evaluations. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 103, 102845.
Azoulay, R., & Gilboa-Schechtman, E., (2024). Specificity of Cost and Probability Biases in Social Anxiety: Comparing Status and Belongingness Threats. British Journal of Clinical Psychology
Azoulay, R.*, & Gilboa-Schechtman, E., (2024). The anticipated impact of status and belongingness losses in social anxiety: A comparison between evolutionary models. Journal of Anxiety Disorders
Zabag, R*., Kivity, Y., Gilboa-Schechtman, E., & Levy-Gigi, E. (2024). Better social reversal learning is associated with a more social approach across time. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 8443.
Lavie-Rottenberg, A. Gilboa-Schechtman, E., Hason-Ohayon, I. (2023). Beyond one’s attitude toward the self: The role of social anxiety in self-stigma among individuals with schizophrenia. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disorders.
Gilboa-Schechtman, E., Huppert., J. Ginat-Frolich, R. (2023). Social Anxiety from the Perspective of Affiliation and Status Systems: Intrapersonal Representations and the Dynamics of Interpersonal Interaction. Current Directions in Psychological Science.
Hay D.*, Bleicher, S., Azoulay, R., Kivity, Y. Gilboa-Schechtman, E. (2023). Affective and Cognitive Impact of Social Over-Inclusion: A Meta-Analytic Review of Cyberball Studies. Cognition and Emotion. 1-18
Azoulay. R*., Avigdol, L., Gilboa-Schechtman, E. (2023). Social Anxiety and Accumulation of Status Loss Events: The Role of Adulthood Experiences. British Journal of Clinical Psychology.
Zabag, R., Azoulay, R, Rinck, M., Becker, E., Levy-Gigi, E., Gilboa-Schechtman, E., (2023). Updating negative impression: Social anxiety is associated with impaired positive updating of interpersonal information. Personality and Individual Differences
Rachamim, O., Azoulay, R., Keshet, H., Shachar, G., Gilboa-Schechtman, E. (2022). Apprehensions and Aspirations in Social Anxiety and Depression. International Journal of Cognitive Therapy,16, 123-142.
Zabag, R., Gilboa-Schechtman, E. Levy-Gigi (2022). Reacting to a changing environment: Updating Patterns in Social Anxiety. Behavioral Research and Therapy. 157, 104159
Rozen, N., Gilboa-Schechtman, E., Marom, S., Hermesh, H. Aderka, I (2022). Comorbid Major Depressive Disorder in Cognitive Behavioral Group Treatment for Social Anxiety Disorder: An Examination of the Process of Symptom Change? Psychotherapy