PMID: 8955550Nov 1, 1996Paper

Do agoraphobics interpret the environment in large shops and supermarkets differently?

The British Journal of Clinical Psychology
R B JonesT Lewis

Abstract

Agoraphobics typically have difficulties in visiting supermarkets. The brief report presents results of a survey investigating the properties of supermarkets which provoke or ease anxiety-related responses in shoppers (N = 500) and two further groups: agoraphobics (N = 40) and participants responding to a local press advert (N = 54). Results showed that layout features, stairways and diminished access were rated as more anxiety provoking in the agoraphobic-type groups compared to general shoppers. The safety-signal model of agoraphobic behaviour was supported although some evidence of dysfunction of spatial orientation was found.

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