Socially withdrawn children frequently refrain from social activities in the presence of peers. The lack of social interaction in childhood may result from a variety of causes, including social fear and anxiety or a preference for solitude. From early childhood through to adolescence, socially withdrawn children are concurrently and predictively at risk for a wide range of negative adjustment outcomes, including socio-emotional difficulties , peer difficulties , and school difficulties . The goals of the current review are to provide some definitional, theoretical, and methodological clarity to the complex array of terms and constructs previously employed in the study of social withdrawal; examine the predictors, correlates, and consequences of child and early-adolescent social withdrawal; and present a developmental framework describing pathways to and from social withdrawal in childhood.
Language
English
Pages
58
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
Annual Reviews
Release
February 21, 2012
Social Withdrawal in Childhood (Annual Review of Psychology)
Socially withdrawn children frequently refrain from social activities in the presence of peers. The lack of social interaction in childhood may result from a variety of causes, including social fear and anxiety or a preference for solitude. From early childhood through to adolescence, socially withdrawn children are concurrently and predictively at risk for a wide range of negative adjustment outcomes, including socio-emotional difficulties , peer difficulties , and school difficulties . The goals of the current review are to provide some definitional, theoretical, and methodological clarity to the complex array of terms and constructs previously employed in the study of social withdrawal; examine the predictors, correlates, and consequences of child and early-adolescent social withdrawal; and present a developmental framework describing pathways to and from social withdrawal in childhood.