● The atypical pattern of social anxiety is different from its prototype.
● Based on this pattern, the impulsivity and risk perception can predict the variance of anger in individuals with social anxiety.
● It is necessary to pay serious attention to impulsivity and risk perception in understanding and treating individuals with SAD and their anger.
Plain Language Summary
A subset of individuals with social anxiety disorder who are aggressive, impulsive, and novelty seeker is different from its prototype. This research aimed to explain anger in individuals with the atypical pattern of SAD based on impulsivity and risk perception. Previous studies failed to concurrently explain the relationship between impulsivity, risk perception and anger concerning the atypical pattern of SAD. The results of this research showed that risk perception and impulsivity are essential variables in predicting anger in individuals with SAD. Impulsivity directly predicted the level of anger, but risk perception inversely predicted it. In other words, the more individuals with SAD encounter higher risk perception, the less they are involved in hostile and aggressive behaviors. Thus, risk-taking and impulsive individuals with SAD may not well benefit from existing interventions. Accordingly, accurate diagnosis and better treatment of these individuals is necessary concerning modifying their risk perception and impulsivity.