ERIC Number: EJ1129693
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Mar
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0272-4316
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Examining the Distinctiveness and the Socio-Emotional Correlates of Anxious-Withdrawal and Unsociability during Early Adolescence in Finland
Ojanen, Tiina; Findley-Van Nostrand, Danielle; Bowker, Julie C.; Markovic, Andrea
Journal of Early Adolescence, v37 n3 p433-446 Mar 2017
This study examined the distinctiveness of and the correlates associated with anxious-withdrawal and unsociability during early adolescence in Finland (N = 384; 12-14 years; 53% girls). As expected, confirmatory factor analyses revealed that anxious-withdrawal and unsociability were distinct and moderately positively correlated constructs. Only anxious-withdrawal was found to be related uniquely and positively to fearful temperament, anxious attachment, low self-esteem, and peer victimization. In addition, anxious-withdrawal was found to be more strongly related to negative affect than unsociability, but adolescents reported higher levels of unsociability than anxious-withdrawal. Theoretical and practical implications for the study of social withdrawal during adolescence are discussed.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Anxiety, Correlation, Withdrawal (Psychology), Early Adolescents, Personality Traits, Attachment Behavior, Self Esteem, Bullying, Peer Relationship, Rating Scales, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Social Adjustment, Emotional Adjustment, Grade 7, Grade 8, Self Concept Measures
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Elementary Education; Secondary Education; Grade 8
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale
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