Social anxiety and peer relations in early adolescence: Behavioral and cognitive factors

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 405-416

  Erath, Stephen A ^a,c   Flanagan, Kelly S ^b   Bierman, Karen L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WHEATON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping strategies; Middle school; Peer relations; Performance expectations; Social anxiety; Social skills

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PEER PRESSURE; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PEER GROUP; PHOBIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34250819783     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-007-9099-2     Document Type: Article

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