Social anxiety and perceptions of likeability by peers in children

Jeanine M. D. Baartmans; Francisca J. A. van Steensel; Lynn Mobach; Tessa A. M. Lansu; Geraly Bijsterbosch; Iris Verpaalen; Ronald M. Rapee; Natasha Magson; Susan M. Bögels; Mike Rinck; Anke M. Klein

doi:10.1111/bjdp.12324

Social anxiety and perceptions of likeability by peers in children

Jeanine M. D. Baartmans^*, Francisca J. A. van Steensel, Lynn Mobach, Tessa A. M. Lansu, Geraly Bijsterbosch, Iris Verpaalen, Ronald M. Rapee, Natasha Magson, Susan M. Bögels, Mike Rinck, Anke M. Klein

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The current study aimed to investigate the discrepancy between self-reported and peer-reported likeability among children, and the relation with social anxiety, depression, and social support. In total, 532 children between 7 and 12 years completed questionnaires about social anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms, and social support, estimated their own likeability, and indicated how much they liked their classmates. Children with higher levels of social anxiety or depression overestimated their likeability less or even underestimated their likeability. Social anxiety symptoms, but not depressive symptoms, were significant predictors of the discrepancy. Social support was positively related to likeability and negatively related to social anxiety, but did not moderate the association between social anxiety symptoms and perception accuracy of likeability. These results are in line with cognitive theories of childhood social anxiety, and they stress the importance of using multi-informant measures when studying the relation between social anxiety and social functioning in children.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	319-336
Number of pages	18
Journal	British Journal of Developmental Psychology
Volume	38
Issue number	2
Early online date	16 Feb 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/bjdp.12324
Publication status	Published - Jun 2020

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depression
likeability
perception accuracy
perception bias
social anxiety
social support

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