Navigating the social world: The role of social competence, peer victimisation and friendship quality in the development of social anxiety in childhood.

ABSTRACT: Social and communication (SC) difficulties predict increased social anxiety (SA) symptoms in childhood. Peer victimisation and friendship quality are commonly associated with both SC difficulties and SA. Based on this, we tested for a cascade effect of early SC difficulties, peer victimisation and friendship quality on SA in late childhood, using a population-based sample of 8028 children from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) cohort. Parent-reported data were collected on SC difficulties at age 7 and SA at age 7, 10 and 13. Child-reported data on peer victimisation and friendship quality were collected at age 8. Our results revealed that SC difficulties predict increased negative friendship qualities and peer victimisation. Relational victimisation predicted inc

SUBMITTER: Pickard H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6269163 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature