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Social Anxiety and Psychosocial Adjustment in Adolescents: Relation with Peer Victimization, Self-Esteem and Emotion Regulation

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  • Olga Gómez-Ortiz

    (University of Córdoba
    Universidad de Córdoba)

  • Rosa Roldán

    (University of Córdoba)

  • Rosario Ortega-Ruiz

    (University of Córdoba
    University of Greenwich)

  • Luis-Joaquín García-López

    (University of Jaén)

Abstract

This study explores the levels and psychosocial consequences of social anxiety in adolescents to determine the predictive value of social anxiety in these effects. A total of 2.060 secondary school students (47.9% girls; mean age: 14.34) completed five scales to measure social anxiety, self-esteem, emotion regulation, and peer victimization (off and online). Three groups of youth with social anxiety along a continuum ranging from very low to higher degrees of the disorder were stablished. Differences were found among the groups regarding self-esteem, use of the cognitive reappraisal strategy, and peer and online victimization, with students suffering from higher levels of social anxiety showing the most negative effects. The predictive value of anxiety on these effects ranged from 9% to 33.5%. The results are discussed regarding the impact of social anxiety on well-being versus social discomfort and the need for interventions depending on the degree of this condition.

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  • Olga Gómez-Ortiz & Rosa Roldán & Rosario Ortega-Ruiz & Luis-Joaquín García-López, 2018. "Social Anxiety and Psychosocial Adjustment in Adolescents: Relation with Peer Victimization, Self-Esteem and Emotion Regulation," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 11(6), pages 1719-1736, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:chinre:v:11:y:2018:i:6:d:10.1007_s12187-017-9506-3
    DOI: 10.1007/s12187-017-9506-3
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    1. Olga Gómez-Ortiz & Carmen Sánchez-Sánchez, 2022. "Is the Predisposition to Have More Children Beneficial among Parents with Only One Child? Evidence from Spanish Parents," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(13), pages 1-14, June.

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