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Ningning Feng; Ying Yang; Zhaoyang Xie; Tian Qiu; Lijuan Cui – Social Development, 2024
Distrust in social interaction is linked to health issues during adolescence, ranging from loneliness to aggression engagement. Previous research has attempted to elucidate the decline in trust from the perspective of perceived pressures, yet the understanding of how academic-related pressures are related to distrust among adolescents is still…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Expectation, Stress Variables, Trust (Psychology)
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Arbeau, Kimberley A.; Coplan, Robert J.; Matheson, Adrienne – Social Development, 2012
A social surrogate is a person who helps a shy individual deal with the stresses of a social situation. Previous research has only investigated social surrogate use in adults. The purpose of the current study was to develop and evaluate a new self-report measure of social surrogacy in middle childhood and to explore the implications of this…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Elementary School Students, Victims, Shyness
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Vierhaus, Marc; Lohaus, Arnold – Social Development, 2009
The main research question of this study is whether children's emotional responses to specific stress-evoking situations (anger or anxiety) and the coping strategies they would use are related. Furthermore, it is asked if these relationships are consistent over a specific age range. A total sample of 432 second graders participated in a…
Descriptors: Coping, Anxiety, Emotional Response, Stress Variables