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- Title
Self-consciousness, friendship quality, and adolescent internalizing problems.
- Authors
Bowker, Julie C.; Rubin, Kenneth H.
- Abstract
The correlates between public and private self-consciousness and internalizing difficulties were examined during early adolescence. Friendship quality was assessed as a possible moderator of the relation between self-consciousness and maladjustment. One hundred and thirty-seven young adolescents (N = 87 girls; Mage = 13.98 years) reported on their self-consciousness, internalizing problems, and the quality of their best friendship. Results indicated stronger associations between private self- consciousness and internalizing correlates than between public self-consciousness and internalizing problems, suggesting that private self-consciousness may be a stronger risk factor during adolescence. Contrary to expectations, evidence revealed that positive friendship quality may exacerbate some difficulties associated with self- consciousness. Results pertaining to friendship quality add to the growing literature on the ways in which friendships can contribute to adjustment difficulties.
- Subjects
SELF-consciousness (Sensitivity); ADOLESCENCE; PUBERTY; TEENAGERS &; society; FRIENDSHIP
- Publication
British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2009, Vol 27, Issue 2, p249
- ISSN
0261-510X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1348/026151008X295623