The relationship of peer victimization to social anxiety and loneliness in adolescent females.

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  • Eric A Storch
  • Carrie Masia-Warner
چکیده

This study examined the relationship of overt and relational victimization to social anxiety, loneliness, and prosocial behaviours in a sample of female adolescents. The Social Experience Questionnaire, Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents, and Asher Loneliness Scale were administered to 561 girls in the ninth, tenth, and eleventh grades of an urban parochial high school. Consistent with prior work, overt and relational victimization were positively associated with fear of negative evaluation, social avoidance of general and new situations, and loneliness. In addition, prosocial behaviours from peers moderated the effects of relational victimization on loneliness. Implications of these findings for the role of peer victimization and prosocial behaviours in female relationships are discussed.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of adolescence

دوره 27 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2004