Examining the Implications of Social Anxiety in a Community Sample of Mainland Chinese Children.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to examine the implications of social anxiety symptoms in a community sample of elementary school children in mainland China.


METHOD
Participants were N = 576 children (309 boys, 267 girls; mean age = 11.52 years, standard deviation = 1.21) attending public elementary schools in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. Multisource assessments included child self-reports, teacher ratings, and school records.


RESULTS
Confirmatory factor analyses replicated the previously established 3-factor solution for the Social Anxiety Scale for Children-Revised. Social anxiety symptoms were associated with indices of internalizing problems, peer difficulties, and poorer school adjustment.


CONCLUSION
Results are discussed in terms of the implications of social avoidance as a particularly maladaptive component of social anxiety in the collectivistic society of China.
['Liu|Junsheng|J|', 'Coplan|Robert J|RJ|', 'Ooi|Laura L|LL|', 'Chen|Xinyin|X|', 'Li|Dan|D|']
D000293:Adolescent D002648:Child D002652:Child Behavior D002681:China D005260:Female D006801:Humans D007398:Interpersonal Relations D008297:Male D010379:Peer Group D010698:Phobic Disorders D012574:Schools D012917:Social Adjustment
social anxiety children China