Dimensions of parenting among mothers and fathers in relation to social anxiety among female adolescents

2017 ◽  
Vol 60 ◽  
pp. 11-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teah-Marie Bynion ◽  
Heidemarie Blumenthal ◽  
Sarah A. Bilsky ◽  
Renee M. Cloutier ◽  
Ellen W. Leen-Feldner
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Mothers And Fathers

The Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters

2002 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco X. Méndez ◽  
María D. Hidalgo ◽  
Cándido J. Inglés
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Social Behavior ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Antisocial Behavior ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Spanish Translation ◽  
Male Adolescents ◽  
Self Reports

Summary: This study analyzes the psychometric properties of the Spanish translation of the Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters (MESSY; Matson, Rotatori & Helsel, 1983 ), which assesses the degree of appropriate social behavior. This social behavior self-report was applied to a sample of 634 adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17. The exploratory factor analysis isolated four factors: Aggressiveness/Antisocial Behavior, Social Skills/Assertiveness, Conceit/Haughtiness, and Loneliness/Social Anxiety, which accounted for the 33.28% variance. The internal consistency was high (α = .88). Correlations with similar self-reports, the Assertiveness Scale for Adolescents, the Teenage Inventory of Social Skills, and the Assertiveness Scale for Children and Adolescents, were statistically significant. Inappropriate social behavior measured with the MESSY correlated positively with the Psychoticism and Neuroticism scales, and negatively with the Extraversion scale of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire. Female adolescents obtained lower scores in Aggressiveness/Antisocial Behavior and in Conceit/Haughtiness, and higher scores in Social Skills/Assertiveness, displaying greater appropriate social behavior than male adolescents. No significant differences were found for gender in Loneliness/Social Anxiety, the only factor in which a worsening with age and a significant gender× age interaction effect were found.

Understanding and Treating Social Anxiety in Female Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 93-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol S. Weissbrod ◽  
Anna Colangelo
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Female Adolescents

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Iranian Female Adolescents Suffering From Social Anxiety

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shima Ebrahiminejad ◽  
Hamid Poursharifi ◽  
Abbas Bakhshiour Roodsari ◽  
Zahra Zeinodini ◽  
Simasadat Noorbakhsh
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Cognitive Therapy ◽  
Female Adolescents

scholarly journals Maternal and Paternal Bonding and Self-Esteem as Predictors of Psychological Distress Among Male and Female Adolescents

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (01) ◽  
pp. 54-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela L. Curcio ◽  
Anita S. Mak ◽  
Amanda M. George
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Parental Bonding ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Parental Figures

While poor parental bonding has been linked with psychological distress, few studies have assessed bonding with mothers and fathers separately among adolescents and whether there are gender differences in the relationships between bonding and psychological distress. Additionally, low self-esteem has been shown to predict psychological distress, but low self-esteem may develop as a result of poor bonding with parental figures. We explored the relationships between (a) perceived maternal and paternal bonding factors and (b) psychological distress, and examined whether self-esteem mediated these relationships in a non-clinical sample of 337 adolescents (aged 13–17 years, M = 14.17, 50.6% female) in Canberra, Australia. Relative to males, females reported lower levels of self-esteem and higher levels of psychological distress. For females, low self-esteem and perceived maternal or paternal rejection predicted higher levels of psychological distress, whereas low self-esteem predicted psychological distress for males. Implications for future research and further considerations are discussed.

Attentional Bias Among Adolescents Who Stutter: Evidence for a Vigilance–Avoidance Effect

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (10) ◽  
pp. 3349-3363
Author(s):  
Naomi H. Rodgers ◽  
Jennifer Y. F. Lau ◽  
Patricia M. Zebrowski
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Attentional Bias ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Cutoff Score ◽  
Attentional Disengagement ◽  
Social Stimuli ◽  
Facial Stimuli ◽  
The Social ◽  
Attentional Engagement ◽  
High Social Anxiety

Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine group and individual differences in attentional bias toward and away from socially threatening facial stimuli among adolescents who stutter and age- and sex-matched typically fluent controls. Method Participants included 86 adolescents (43 stuttering, 43 controls) ranging in age from 13 to 19 years. They completed a computerized dot-probe task, which was modified to allow for separate measurement of attentional engagement with and attentional disengagement from facial stimuli (angry, fearful, neutral expressions). Their response time on this task was the dependent variable. Participants also completed the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SAS-A) and provided a speech sample for analysis of stuttering-like behaviors. Results The adolescents who stutter were more likely to engage quickly with threatening faces than to maintain attention on neutral faces, and they were also more likely to disengage quickly from threatening faces than to maintain attention on those faces. The typically fluent controls did not show any attentional preference for the threatening faces over the neutral faces in either the engagement or disengagement conditions. The two groups demonstrated equivalent levels of social anxiety that were both, on average, very close to the clinical cutoff score for high social anxiety, although degree of social anxiety did not influence performance in either condition. Stuttering severity did not influence performance among the adolescents who stutter. Conclusion This study provides preliminary evidence for a vigilance–avoidance pattern of attentional allocation to threatening social stimuli among adolescents who stutter.

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