Cross-cultural research on social anxiety suggests that people from the East and West

A) experience social anxiety for somewhat different reasons
B) experience social anxiety for the same reasons, demonstrating the stability of this phenomenon
C) only experience social anxiety when their own self-interest is threatened
D) only experience social anxiety when others' interests are threatened

Cross-cultural research has shown that people from the East and West experience social anxiety for somewhat different reasons. For example, individuals from East Asian cultures may be more likely to experience social anxiety related to interpersonal harmony and a fear of losing face, whereas individuals from Western cultures may be more likely to experience social anxiety related to the evaluation of their competence and performance. This suggests that social anxiety is not a universal phenomenon experienced in exactly the same way across all cultures.