Social anxiety in children

Results of research on social anxiety in orphaned children are presented in this article. The goal of this study was to identify the relationship between depressive states, anxiety states, characteristics of the situation at school, and fear of social evaluation in orphaned children. The differences...

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Main Authors: Avakyan, Tamara V., Volikova, Svetlana V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University 2014-03-01
Series:Psychology in Russia: State of Art
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Online Access:http://psychologyinrussia.com/volumes/pdf/2014_1/2014_1_73-82.Pdf
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description Results of research on social anxiety in orphaned children are presented in this article. The goal of this study was to identify the relationship between depressive states, anxiety states, characteristics of the situation at school, and fear of social evaluation in orphaned children. The differences in these parameters between orphaned children and children living with their families were also studied. The sample consisted of 123 teenagers. The main group comprised 57 orphans from an orphanage near the Moscow region, aged 10 to 16 years old. The control group comprised 66 students from a general school, aged 10 to 15 years old, and all living with their families. Differences were found in the parameters studied. The orphans were characterized by higher levels of social and general anxiety. On the one hand, they strove for the attention and approval of adults, but, on the other hand, they were more worried than their peers who lived with their families about the impression they made on others. They were afraid of receiving a negative evaluation.
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spelling doaj.art-327228266ee64faf8ba8bf6f31117ccb2022-12-22T00:56:48ZengM.V. Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityPsychology in Russia: State of Art2074-68572307-22022014-03-0171738210.11621/pir.2014.0108Social anxiety in childrenAvakyan, Tamara V.0Volikova, Svetlana V.1Moscow State University of Psychology and EducationMoscow State University of Psychology and EducationResults of research on social anxiety in orphaned children are presented in this article. The goal of this study was to identify the relationship between depressive states, anxiety states, characteristics of the situation at school, and fear of social evaluation in orphaned children. The differences in these parameters between orphaned children and children living with their families were also studied. The sample consisted of 123 teenagers. The main group comprised 57 orphans from an orphanage near the Moscow region, aged 10 to 16 years old. The control group comprised 66 students from a general school, aged 10 to 15 years old, and all living with their families. Differences were found in the parameters studied. The orphans were characterized by higher levels of social and general anxiety. On the one hand, they strove for the attention and approval of adults, but, on the other hand, they were more worried than their peers who lived with their families about the impression they made on others. They were afraid of receiving a negative evaluation.http://psychologyinrussia.com/volumes/pdf/2014_1/2014_1_73-82.Pdforphaned childrenanxietysocial anxietyfear of social evaluationdepressivenesssituation at school
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Social anxiety in children
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fear of social evaluation
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title Social anxiety in children
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title_fullStr Social anxiety in children
title_full_unstemmed Social anxiety in children
title_short Social anxiety in children
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topic orphaned children
anxiety
social anxiety
fear of social evaluation
depressiveness
situation at school
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