What is the dependent variable in the study?
A.Age of the participants
B.Number of questionnaires answered
C.State self-esteem
D.Ratings of anxiety and depression
Passage: Results indicated that participants with high social anxiety experienced significantly stronger increases in state self-esteem following peer approval than those with low social anxiety. Participants with high social anxiety also showed significantly stronger decreases in state self-esteem following peer disapproval compared to those with low social anxiety. Depressive symptoms did not produce changes in state self-esteem in either the peer approval or disapproval condition.