PMID- 9634131
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19980807
LR  - 20220408
IS  - 0091-0627 (Print)
IS  - 0091-0627 (Linking)
VI  - 26
IP  - 2
DP  - 1998 Apr
TI  - Social anxiety among adolescents: linkages with peer relations and friendships.
PG  - 83-94
AB  - This study examined the utility of modifying the Social Anxiety Scale for 
      Children-Revised (SASC-R) for use with adolescents, and examined associations 
      between adolescents' social anxiety (SA) and their peer relations, friendships, 
      and social functioning. Boys (n = 101) and girls (n = 149) in the 10th through 
      12th grades completed the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SAS-A) and 
      measures of social support, perceived competence, and number and quality of their 
      best friendships. Factor analysis of the SAS-A confirmed a three-factor 
      structure: Fear of Negative Evaluation, Social Avoidance and Distress in General, 
      and Social Avoidance Specific to New Situations or Unfamiliar Peers. Girls 
      reported more SA than boys, and SA was more strongly linked to girls' social 
      functioning than boys'. Specifically, adolescents with higher levels of SA 
      reported poorer social functioning (less support from classmates, less social 
      acceptance), and girls with higher levels of SA reported fewer friendships, and 
      less intimacy, companionship, and support in their close friendships. These 
      findings extend work on the SASC-R to adolescents, and suggest the importance of 
      SA for understanding the social functioning and close friendships of adolescents, 
      especially girls.
FAU - La Greca, A M
AU  - La Greca AM
AD  - University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33124, USA.
FAU - Lopez, N
AU  - Lopez N
LA  - eng
GR  - R01-MH48028/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
PL  - United States
TA  - J Abnorm Child Psychol
JT  - Journal of abnormal child psychology
JID - 0364547
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Age Factors
MH  - Factor Analysis, Statistical
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Interpersonal Relations
MH  - Male
MH  - *Peer Group
MH  - Personality Inventory/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Phobic Disorders/*diagnosis/epidemiology
MH  - *Psychology, Adolescent
MH  - Psychometrics
MH  - Sex Factors
MH  - Social Support
EDAT- 1998/06/20 00:00
MHDA- 1998/06/20 00:01
CRDT- 1998/06/20 00:00
PHST- 1998/06/20 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1998/06/20 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1998/06/20 00:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1023/a:1022684520514 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Abnorm Child Psychol. 1998 Apr;26(2):83-94. doi: 10.1023/a:1022684520514.