SOCIAL ANXIETY--DEVELOPMENTAL AND FAMILIAL CORRELATES

尽管针对儿童和青少年焦虑的研究 增加，大多数检查临床人群的研究人员都将重点放在 关于分离焦虑症和过度焦虑症。一点儿 儿童的社交焦虑或社交恐惧症引起了人们的关注 和青少年。然而，患有社交焦虑症或 社交恐惧症可能会在他们的 日常生活，如极端的社交退缩和拒绝上学。vt.给出 社交焦虑/恐惧症可能带来的负面后果是 当务之急是调查人员开始探索与此相关的因素 无序。 拟议研究的目的是开始处理一些 与社交焦虑和社交恐惧症研究相关的基本问题 在儿童和青少年中。具体地说，关于 发展模式、同伴接纳和家庭影响 将收集儿童和青少年的社交焦虑。 六个年级每个年级大约1000名学生，四、六、 第七、第八、第九和第十一名将从公众中招募 学校。此外，得分较高的学生的家长 一种社交焦虑测量、抑郁测量或一般焦虑 测量和比较组的家长将被要求完成一份 一包调查问卷。从这项研究中获得的数据将产生 关于年龄、青春期状况、 性别、同伴关系、家庭环境、父母精神病和 社交焦虑症。此外，这些变量之间的关系 将与那些普遍的焦虑和抑郁进行比较。 这项拟议研究的结果应该会增进心理健康 专业人士对儿童和青少年社交焦虑的理解 青少年。增加的知识基础将有助于发展 针对儿童、青少年和青少年的预防和干预计划 临床上有严重社交焦虑的成年人。最后，提出了 这项研究将对成人社会研究具有重要意义 恐惧症中的潜在致病因素将被确定。

Although research addressing anxiety in children and adolescents has increased, most investigators examining clinical populations have focused on separation anxiety disorder and overanxious disorder. Little attention has been paid to social anxiety or social phobia in children and adolescents. Yet children and adolescents with social anxiety or social phobia are likely to experience significant impairment in their daily lives such as extreme social withdrawal and school refusal. Given the possible negative consequences of social anxiety/phobia, it is imperative that investigators begin to explore factors related to this disorder. The purpose of the proposed study is to begin to address some of the basic questions relevant to the study of social anxiety and social phobia in children and adolescents. Specifically, information regarding developmental patterns, peer acceptance, and familial influences on social anxiety in children and adolescents will be collected. Approximately 1000 students in each of six grade levels, fourth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and eleventh, will be recruited from the public schools. In addition, parents of students having elevated scores on either a social anxiety measure, depression measure, or general anxiety measure and a comparison group of parents will be asked to complete a packet of questionnaires. Data obtained from this study will yield information regarding the relationship among age, pubertal status, gender, peer relations, family environment, parental psychopathology and social anxiety. In addition, the relationships among these variables will be compared to those for general anxiety and depression. Results from the proposed study should increase mental health professionals' understanding of social anxiety in children and adolescents. An increased knowledge base will aid in the development of prevention and intervention programs for children, adolescents, and adults with clinically severe social anxiety. Finally, the proposed study will have important implications for research with adult social phobias in that potential etiological factors will be identified.