ERIC Number: EJ758143
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Publication Date: 2007-Feb
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Development of Social Anxiety: Social Interaction Predictors of Implicit and Explicit Fear of Negative Evaluation
Teachman, Bethany A.; Allen, Joseph P.
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, v35 n1 p63-78 Feb 2007
Little is known about how to predict which individuals with known temperament vulnerabilities will go on to develop social anxiety problems. Adolescents (N = 185) were followed from age 13 to 18 to evaluate psychosocial, prospective predictors of social anxiety symptoms and fears of negative evaluation (FNE), after accounting for pre-existing social withdrawal symptoms. Results from structural equation modeling suggest that lack of perceived social acceptance predicts subsequent "explicit" social anxiety and FNE, whereas the emotional intensity of close peer interactions predicts subsequent "implicit" FNE. Results are discussed in terms of the importance of peer interaction in the development of social anxiety, and the value of measuring both implicit and explicit FNE.
Descriptors: Adolescents, Interpersonal Relationship, Anxiety, Fear, Predictor Variables, Peer Relationship
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