The Relationship of Peer Victimization to Social Anxiety and Loneliness in Adolescent Females
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2004
Abstract
This study examined the relationship of overt and relational victimization to social anxiety, loneliness, and prosocial behaviours in a sample of female adolescents. The Social Experience Questionnaire, Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents, and Asher Loneliness Scale were administered to 561 girls in the ninth, tenth, and eleventh grades of an urban parochial high school. Consistent with prior work, overt and relational victimization were positively associated with fear of negative evaluation, social avoidance of general and new situations, and loneliness. In addition, prosocial behaviours from peers moderated the effects of relational victimization on loneliness. Implications of these findings for the role of peer victimization and prosocial behaviours in female relationships are discussed.
DOI
10.1016/j.adolescence.2004.03.003
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Storch, Eric A. and Masia, Carrie, "The Relationship of Peer Victimization to Social Anxiety and Loneliness in Adolescent Females" (2004). Department of Psychology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 526.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/psychology-facpubs/526