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“For Black/African American participants… the more FNE [social anxiety] a participant endorsed, the less safe he or she reported feeling in the presence of police.” & “That individual, even if innocent of any criminal behavior, may be…prone to exhibit anxious behaviors."

In the Eyes of the Law: Associations Among Fear of Negative Evaluation, Race, and Feelings of Safety in the Presence of Police Officers In the Eyes of the Law: Associations Among Fear of Negative Evaluation, Race, and Feelings of Safety in the Presence of Police Officers
In the Eyes of the Law: Associations Among Fear of Negative Evaluation, Race, and Feelings of Safety in the Presence of Police Officers
Personality and Individual Differences
Clevinger, Amanda M. / Kleider-Offutt, Heather M. / Tone, Erin B.
Vol. 135, pp. 201–206, 2018
10.1016/j.paid.2018.06.041
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