Trajectories of Social Anxiety in Children and Adolescents and Related Variables
Present Study
Method
Participants
Procedure
Measures
Data Analyses
Results
Trajectories of Social Anxiety
Trajectories of Social Anxiety and Predictor Variables
Variables | Min-Max | All M (SD)
| Boys M (SD)
| Girls M (SD)
|
T boys versus girls |
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Cognition | |||||
Negative interpretations | 1.00–4.60 | 2.64 (0.81) | 2.51 (0.79) | 2.77 (0.82) | −2.96** |
Self-focused attention | 1.00–4.75 | 2.16 (0.75) | 2.17 (0.75) | 2.16 (0.74) | 0.08 |
Self-evaluation of performance | 1.33–4.67 | 2.90 (0.53) | 2.93 (0.54) | 2.88 (0.53) | 0.98 |
Social competence | |||||
Social performance: Nervousness | 1.00–2.75 | 1.50 (0.30) | 1.52 (0.31) | 1.48 (0.29) | 1.09 |
Social performance: Social skills | 1.33–3.61 | 2.54 (0.37) | 2.46 (0.39) | 2.62 (0.33) | −4.04** |
Social problems at school | 0.00–2.80 | 0.37 (0.53) | 0.45 (0.57) | 0.28 (0.47) | 2.80 |
Temperament | |||||
Neuroticism | 1.00–4.13 | 2.39 (0.63) | 2.36 (0.63) | 2.43 (0.64) | −0.89 |
Extraversion | 1.63–4.81 | 3.41 (0.58) | 3.40 (0.60) | 3.42 (0.56) | −0.30 |
Behavioral inhibition | 1.00–4.00 | 2.10 (0.64) | 2.08 (0.63) | 2.12 (0.65) | −0.44 |
Social withdrawal | 1.00–4.00 | 2.11 (0.70) | 2.15 (0.70) | 2.08 (0.70) | 0.84 |
Overall model statistics | Low and decreasing | High and changing | ||||
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χ
2(df) | Factor χ
2(df) |
B(SE)
| OR (95 % CI) |
B(SE)
| OR (95 % CI) | |
Model 1: Cognition | 116.93(8)** | |||||
Gender (girl) | 1.43(2) | −0.28(0.27) | 0.76 (0.45–1.29) | 0.24(0.47) | 1.27 (0.50–3.18) | |
Negative interpretations | 70.13(2)** | −1.26(0.20) | 0.28** (0.19–0.42) | 1.13(0.34) | 3.09** (1.59–5.98) | |
Self-focused attention | 14.94(2)** | −0.44(0.21) | 0.65* (0.43–0.97) | 0.82(0.29) | 2.27** (1.29–4.00) | |
Self-evaluation of performance | 5.70(2) | 0.08(0.26) | 1.09 (0.65–1.81) | −1.04(0.46) | 0.36 (0.14–0.88) | |
Model 2: Social Competence | 27.26(8)** | |||||
Gender (girl) | 7.99(2)* | −0.27(0.25) | 0.77 (0.47–1.26) | 1.04(0.46) | 2.84*(1.15–6.99) | |
Social performance: Nervousness | 2.18(2) | −0.38(0.42) | 0.68 (0.30–1.55) | 0.63(0.67) | 1.87 (0.50–7.02) | |
Social performance: Social skills | 7.56(2)* | −0.56(0.34) | 0.57 (0.29–1.12) | −1.54(0.63) | 0.22* (0.06–0.73) | |
Social problems at school | 11.38(2)** | −0.42(0.27) | 0.66 (0.39–1.11) | 0.81(0.32) | 2.25* (1.20–4.22) | |
Model 3: Temperament | 36.00(10)** | |||||
Gender (girl) | 5.37(2) | −0.32(0.28) | 0.73 (0.42–1.27) | 0.81(0.47) | 2.25 (0.90–5.62) | |
Neuroticism | 9.43(2)* | −0.59(0.26) | 0.55* (0.33–0.93) | 0.66(0.42) | 1.94 (0.85–4.44) | |
Extraversion | 1.47(2) | 0.38(0.34) | 1.46 (0.75–2.84) | −0.13(0.54) | 0.88 (0.30–2.55) | |
Behavioral inhibition | 0.63(2) | 0.05(0.29) | 1.05 (0.60–1.86) | 0.36(0.46) | 1.44 (0.59–3.51) | |
Social withdrawal | 3.71(2) | −0.09(0.22) | 0.92 (0.60–1.40) | 0.58(0.33) | 1.78 (0.94–3.37) |