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Prospective Associations Between Fears of Negative Evaluation, Fears of Positive Evaluation, and Social Anxiety Symptoms in Adolescence

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Fredrick, Joseph W., Luebbe, Aaron M.·2024·Child Psychiatry & Human Development

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Fear of negative evaluation (FNE) and fear of positive evaluation (FPE) are independently associated with social anxiety symptoms in adolescence, though no study has tested these relations longitudinally. The current study examined longitudinal relations between FNE, FPE, and social anxiety symptoms using a multi-informant design, in addition to testing adolescent gender as a moderator. Adolescents (N = 113; M age = 12.39; Girls = 44.2%) and parents completed measures of FNE, FPE, and two ratings of social anxiety approximately 6 months apart. FNE and FPE demonstrated significant stability over time, but neither predicted change in the other construct. Adolescent and parent-reported FNE, but not FPE, predicted increased social anxiety symptoms. Adolescent report of social anxiety symptoms predicted increased FPE over time, whereas parent report of social anxiety symptoms predicted increased FNE. Contrary to hypothesis, gender did not moderate any of the pathways in the model. Findings provide the first evidence that FNE may function as a risk factor for increased social anxiety in adolescence.

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Authors
Fredrick, J. W., & Luebbe, A. M.
Affiliations
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
  • Miami University (US)
Corresponding author
Fredrick, Joseph W.
Venue
Child Psychiatry & Human Development
Published
2022-07-05
Volume
55
Issue
1
Pages
195-205
ISSN
  • 0009-398X (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-3327
OpenAlex
W4284677633
Cited by
40
References
43
Citations by year
2026: 15 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 4
FWCI
5.74
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Child Psychiatry & Human Development (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Psi Chi
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
Keywords
fear of negative evaluation, fear of positive evaluation, social anxiety symptoms, adolescents, longitudinal stability, risk factors, gender differences, parent-reported anxiety, multi-informant assessment
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Anxiety, Child, Fear, Female, Humans

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