showed a trendp = .059
Age effects regarding psychometric measures were not significant in the SAD, SP or HC groups ( p s > .11) but younger participants with SAD showed a trend towards higher self‐reported phobic fears (Mdn = 66) compared to older participants with SAD (Mdn = 52), W = 454, p = .059, and the same pattern emerged in participants with SP (younger: Mdn = 49; older: Mdn = 34.5, t (38.7) = 1.86, p = .070).