Banerjee, Robin and Watling, Dawn (2010) Self-presentational features in childhood social anxiety. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 24 (1). pp. 34-41. ISSN 0887-6185

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Abstract

Theoretical and clinical models of social anxiety highlight links with self-presentational concerns and behavior, but little is known about these features in early development. In the present investigation, a nonclinical sample of 196 children aged 89 years completed self-report measures of social anxiety, depressive symptoms, and usage of self-presentational tactics, as well as a self-description task measuring the capacity to differentiate between audiences known to have different preferences. After controlling for concurrent depressive symptoms, social anxiety was associated with increased usage of self-presentational tactics, but also with poorer scores on the audience differentiation task. A follow-up assessment of groups identified as highly socially anxious or non-socially anxious showed that these patterns were durable over 12 months. Directions for future research on the social developmental trajectory of children with social anxiety are suggested.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Psychology > Psychology
Depositing User:	Robin Banerjee
Date Deposited:	06 Feb 2012 15:50
Last Modified:	19 Mar 2012 09:54
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/14706

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