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Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

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The Structure of Self-Consciousness in Children and Young Adolescents and Relations to Social Anxiety

Auteurs: Charmaine K. Higa, Lisa K. Phillips, Bruce F. Chorpita, Eric L. Daleiden

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment | Uitgave 4/2008

Abstract

Decades of research have examined the structure of self-consciousness in adults and its relationship to social anxiety. This study examined the structure of self-consciousness via the Self-Consciousness Scales (Fenigstein et al., J. Consult. Clin. Psychol. 43:522–527, 1975) in a school sample of 175 children and young adolescents (92 girls; mean age = 11.5). Confirmatory factor analysis best supported a five-factor solution (Internal State Awareness, Self-Reflectiveness, Appearance Consciousness, Style Consciousness and Social Anxiety). Although some factor based subscales evidenced low internal consistencies, convergent and discriminant correlations with self-report measures of social phobia, negative affect, and positive affect as well as parent-report measures of internalizing and externalizing problems provided additional support for the five-factor model. Future studies should further examine the multidimensional nature as well as the developmental course of self-consciousness and its relation to social anxiety longitudinally.

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Titel: The Structure of Self-Consciousness in Children and Young Adolescents and Relations to Social Anxiety
Auteurs: Charmaine K. Higa
Lisa K. Phillips
Bruce F. Chorpita
Eric L. Daleiden
Publicatiedatum: 01-12-2008
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment / Uitgave 4/2008
Print ISSN: 0882-2689
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3505
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-008-9079-z

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