Examining the Implications of Social Anxiety in a Community Sample of Mainland Chinese Children

出处：Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2015 Oct;71(10):979-93. doi: 10.1002/jclp.22195.
作者：Liu, J., Coplan, R. J., Ooi, L. L., Chen, X. & Li, D

摘要：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.
关键词：China; children; social anxiety