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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