Prospective associations between peer functioning and social anxiety in adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During adolescence, peer relationships take precedence and there is a normative increase in social anxiety. Although prospective studies have suggested peer functioning and social anxiety can influence each other, their findings have not been examined systematically. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies to examine the bidirectional relationship between peer functioning and social anxiety in adolescence.

Methods

EMBASE, PsycINFO, Medline, and PubMed were searched to identify relevant articles. Meta-analysis was conducted to examine the mean effect sizes of prospective associations between social anxiety and four dimensions of peer functioning. Moderator analysis was performed, with age, gender, time interval between baseline and

SUBMITTER: Chiu K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7758784 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature