ERIC Number: EJ1346893
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Aug
Pages: 28
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0272-4316
EISSN: EISSN-1552-5449
Shyness, Unsociability, and Social Avoidance during Early Adolescence: Associations with Peer Relationships and Aggression
Eggum, Natalie D.; Zhang, Linlin; An, Danming; Xu, Jingyi; Clifford, Brandon N.; Costa, Megan
Journal of Early Adolescence, v42 n7 p937-964 Aug 2022
We investigated how 5th-8th graders' self- and peer-identified withdrawal motivations predicted peer-reported peer relationships and aggression. Participants (N = 221; 47% male) provided self-reports and peer-nomination data (we analyzed 339 students' nominations). We hypothesized shyness, unsociability, and avoidance would predict low peer liking and high exclusion; shyness and avoidance would predict high victimization and peer disliking; and avoidance would predict high aggression. Support was mixed. Results varied by withdrawal motivation reporter. Self-identified shy and avoidant individuals had low peer liking. Self-identified shy individuals had low disliking and low victimization. Peer-identified shy individuals had low disliking, high exclusion, and low aggression. Peer-identified unsociable individuals had low liking and high exclusion. Peer-identified avoidant individuals had low liking, high disliking, high exclusion, high victimization, and high aggression. Results suggest that peer-identified avoidant individuals have a concerning profile of peer relationships and aggression. Longitudinal work is needed to understand the developmental sequelae of avoidance.
Descriptors: Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Shyness, Early Adolescents, Peer Relationship, Aggression, Victims, Social Influences, Predictor Variables, Peer Acceptance, Withdrawal (Psychology), Motivation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Grade 6; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 8
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Arizona
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