Disclaimer

Oxford University Press makes no representation, express or implied, that the drug dosages in this book are correct. Readers must therefore always check the product information and clinical procedures with the most up to date published product information and data sheets provided by the manufacturers and the most recent codes of conduct and safety regulations. The authors and the publishers do not accept responsibility or legal liability for any errors in the text or for the misuse or misapplication of material in this work. Except where otherwise stated, drug dosages and recommendations are for the non-pregnant adult who is not breastfeeding.

Show Summary Details
Page of

(p. 407) Social Withdrawal and Anxiety 

(p. 407) Social Withdrawal and Anxiety
Chapter:
(p. 407) Social Withdrawal and Anxiety
Author(s):

Kenneth H. Rubin

and Kim B. Burgess

DOI:
10.1093/med:psych/9780195123630.003.0018
Page of

date: 08 December 2019

This chapter explores social withdrawal and anxiety. It defines social withdrawal, and discusses the developmental and psychological benefits of children’s peer interaction and relationships. The chapter then reflects on those factors that may undergirdthe stable, continuous display of social withdrawal during childhood, and reviews research into the correlates and predictive consequencesof social withdrawal, and make reference to a transactional developmentalpathway that has guided our writings on social withdrawal foralmost 20 years.

Access to the complete content on Oxford Clinical Psychology requires a subscription or purchase. Public users are able to search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter without a subscription.

Please subscribe or login to access full text content.

If you have purchased a print title that contains an access token, please see the token for information about how to register your code.

For questions on access or troubleshooting, please check our FAQs, and if you can't find the answer there, please contact us.