The social withdrawal and social anxiety feedback loop and the role of peer victimization and acceptance in the pathways

SA Barzeva, JS Richards, WHJ Meeus… - Development and …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Social withdrawal and social anxiety are believed to have a bidirectional influence on one
another, but it is unknown if their relationship is bidirectional, especially within person, and if
peer experiences influence this relationship. We investigated temporal sequencing and the
strength of effects between social withdrawal and social anxiety, and the roles of peer
victimization and acceptance in the pathways. Participants were 2,772 adolescents from the
population-based and clinically referred cohorts of the Tracking Adolescents' Individual …