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Social Withdrawal in Childhood

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Rubin, Kenneth H., Coplan, Robert J., Bowker, Julie C.·2009·Annual Review of Psychology
DOI 10.1146/annurev.psych.60.110707.163642PMC PMC3800115
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Socially withdrawn children frequently refrain from social activities in the presence of peers.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 From early childhood through to adolescence, socially withdrawn children are concurrently and predictively at risk for a wide range of negative adjustment outcomes, including socio-emotional difficulties (e.g., anxiety, low self-esteem, depressive symptoms, and internalizing problems), peer difficulties (e.g., rejection, victimization, poor friendship quality), and school difficulties (e.g., poor-quality teacher-child relationships, academic difficulties, school avoidance). The goals of the current review are to (a) provide some definitional, theoretical, and methodological clarity to the complex array of terms and constructs previously employed in the study of social withdrawal; (b) examine the predictors, correlates, and consequences of child and early-adolescent social withdrawal; and (c) present a developmental framework describing pathways to and from social withdrawal in childhood.

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Authors
Rubin, K. H., Coplan, R. J., & Bowker, J. C.
Affiliations
  • University of Maryland, College Park (US)
  • Carleton University (CA)
  • University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
ORCID
Venue
Annual Review of Psychology
Publisher
Annual Reviews
Published
2009-01-01
Volume
60
Issue
1
Pages
141-171
ISSN
  • 0066-4308 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-2085
DOI
10.1146/annurev.psych.60.110707.163642
PMC
PMC3800115
OpenAlex
W2112601421
Cited by
1,503
References
506
Citations by year
2026: 90 · 2025: 117 · 2024: 94 · 2023: 114 · 2022: 104 · 2021: 125 · 2020: 102 · 2019: 85 · 2018: 92 · 2017: 68 · 2016: 85 · 2015: 79 · 2014: 77 · 2013: 70 · 2012: 58
FWCI
6.66
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Annual Review of Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Carleton University's Institutional Repository (MacOdrum Library, Carleton University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH058116)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Social Sciences › Education › Early Childhood Education and Development
Keywords
social withdrawal, social anxiety, peer rejection, victimization, social-emotional problems, internalizing problems, self-esteem, school problems, teacher-child relationship, academic difficulties, school refusal, developmental pathways, early adolescence, friendship quality
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Affective Symptoms, Child, Child, Preschool, Humans, Infant, Internal-External Control, Learning Disabilities, Object Attachment, Peer Group, Phobic Disorders, Rejection, Psychology, Risk Factors, Shyness, Social Adjustment, Social Behavior, Socialization, Temperament, Parenting, Crime Victims

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