Wearable Sensor-based Multimodal Physiological Responses of Socially Anxious Individuals across Social Contexts

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2304.01293v1
• Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2023 18:34:54 GMT
• Title: Wearable Sensor-based Multimodal Physiological Responses of Socially Anxious Individuals across Social Contexts
• Authors: Emma R. Toner, Mark Rucker, Zhiyuan Wang, Maria A. Larrazabal, Lihua Cai, Debajyoti Datta, Elizabeth Thompson, Haroon Lone, Mehdi Boukhechba, Bethany A. Teachman, and Laura E. Barnes
• Abstract summary: We present results using passively collected data from a within-subject experiment that assessed physiological response across different social contexts. Our results suggest that social context is more reliably distinguishable than social phase, group size, or level of social threat, but that there is considerable variability in physiological response patterns even among these distinguishable contexts.
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• Abstract: Correctly identifying an individual's social context from passively worn sensors holds promise for delivering just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs) to treat social anxiety disorder. In this study, we present results using passively collected data from a within-subject experiment that assessed physiological response across different social contexts (i.e, alone vs. with others), social phases (i.e., pre- and post-interaction vs. during an interaction), social interaction sizes (i.e., dyadic vs. group interactions), and levels of social threat (i.e., implicit vs. explicit social evaluation). Participants in the study ($N=46$) reported moderate to severe social anxiety symptoms as assessed by the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale ($\geq$34 out of 80). Univariate paired difference tests, multivariate random forest models, and follow-up cluster analyses were used to explore physiological response patterns across different social and non-social contexts. Our results suggest that social context is more reliably distinguishable than social phase, group size, or level of social threat, but that there is considerable variability in physiological response patterns even among these distinguishable contexts. Implications for real-world context detection and deployment of JITAIs are discussed.

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