Authors
Reubs J Walsh, Nikki C Lee, Imke LJ Lemmers-Jansen, Miriam Hollarek, Hester Sijtsma, Mariët van Buuren, Lydia Krabbendam
Publication date
2023/7
Journal
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Volume
52
Issue
7
Pages
1357-1373
Publisher
Springer US
Description
Interpersonal connection is a fundamental human motivation, and the extent to which it is fulfilled is a strong predictor of symptoms of internalizing disorders such as social anxiety and depression, perhaps especially during the “social reorienting” period of adolescence. However, little is known about the contribution to this effect of the individual’s social motivations, which are intensified during adolescence. Furthermore, social goal orientation – an individual’s priorities and intentions in social interactions – is an important predictor of vulnerability to internalizing symptoms. Adolescents spend most of their waking lives in classrooms, bounded social networks with a limited pool of candidates for befriending. This study investigated whether friendships within one’s class protects against internalizing symptoms in part by reducing the desire for more classmate friendships, which may tend to promote maladaptive social …
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