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Direct linkBowker, Julie C.; Sette, Stefania; Ooi, Laura L.; Bayram-Ozdemir, Sevgi; Braathu, Nora; Bølstad, Evalill; Castillo, Karen Noel; Dogan, Aysun; Greco, Carolina; Kamble, Shanmukh; Kim, Hyoun K.; Kim, Yunhee; Liu, Junsheng; Oh, Wonjung; Rapee, Ronald M.; Wong, Quincy J. J.; Xiao, Bowen; Zuffianò, Antonio; Coplan, Robert J. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2023
The goal of this study was to evaluate the measurement invariance of an adapted assessment of motivations for social withdrawal ("Social Preference Scale--Revised"; SPS-R) across cultural contexts and explore associations with loneliness. Participants were a large sample of university students (N = 4,397; M[subscript age] = 20.08 years,…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Withdrawal (Psychology), Motivation, Foreign Countries
Coplan, Robert J.; Bowker, Julie C. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2021
"Social withdrawal" refers to the process whereby a child removes him/herself from opportunities for peer interaction. For the last 30 years, social withdrawal research has been predominantly influenced by Asendorpf's (1990) conceptual model characterizing subtypes of social withdrawal based on combinations of social approach and social…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Withdrawal (Psychology), Attachment Behavior
Sette, Stefania; Zava, Federica; Baumgartner, Emma; Laghi, Fiorenzo; Coplan, Robert J. – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2023
The study aimed to explore links between social withdrawal subtypes and internalizing problems among children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants were N = 748 children (387 girls) aged 7-11 years (M = 8.91, SD = 1.07) attending primary schools in Italy. Children completed an online questionnaire assessing subtypes of social withdrawal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Depression (Psychology), Measures (Individuals), Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Zheng, Kejun; Coplan, Robert J.; Chen, Xinyin; Bian, Yufang – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2023
The goal of this study was to explore longitudinal associations between preference for solitude (PFS) and depressive symptoms among early adolescents in mainland China, with a focus on separating between-person and within-person effects using a random intercept cross-lagged panel model (RI-CLPM). Participants were N = 1039 Chinese early…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Depression (Psychology), Preferences, Withdrawal (Psychology)
Zhu, Jingjing; Ooi, Laura L.; Wu, Min; Li, Yan; Coplan, Robert J.; Cao, Yingying – Early Education and Development, 2021
The aim of this study was to explore the moderating role of parenting behaviors (i.e., authoritative, authoritarian, protective, and maternal involvement) in the relations between unsociability and socio-emotional adjustment in a sample of young Chinese children. Participants were N = 487 children (283 boys, M[subscript age] = 58.88 months,…
Descriptors: Correlation, Parenting Styles, Parent Participation, Mothers
Sang, Biao; Ding, Xuechen; Coplan, Robert J.; Liu, Junsheng; Pan, Tingting; Feng, Xingyi – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2018
The goals of the present study were to (a) develop and validate a new self-report measure of social avoidance for use among early adolescents in mainland China and (b) explore the links between subtypes of social withdrawal (i.e., shyness, unsociability, and social avoidance) and indices of socio-emotional difficulties in this cultural context.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Adolescents, Withdrawal (Psychology), Elementary School Students
Coplan, Robert J.; Ooi, Laura L.; Rose-Krasnor, Linda; Nocita, Gabriella – Infant and Child Development, 2014
The goal of this study was to develop and validate an interview assessment of "preference for solitary activities" for use with young children. We also tested the postulation that negative peer experiences would heighten preference for solitude, particularly among young shy children. Participants were N?=?193 children (87 boys, 106…
Descriptors: Young Children, Play, Preferences, Peer Relationship
Coplan, Robert J.; Rose-Krasnor, Linda; Weeks, Murray; Kingsbury, Adam; Kingsbury, Mila; Bullock, Amanda – Developmental Psychology, 2013
The primary goals of this study were to test a conceptual model linking social approach and avoidance motivations, socially withdrawn behaviors, and peer difficulties in later childhood and to compare the socioemotional functioning of different subtypes of withdrawn children (shy, unsociable, avoidant). Participants were 367 children, aged 9-12…
Descriptors: Children, Shyness, Social Isolation, Psychological Needs
Coplan, Robert J.; Zheng, Shujie; Weeks, Murray; Chen, Xinyin – Early Child Development and Care, 2012
The goal of the present study was to explore attitudes and responses to different forms of social withdrawal in China and Canada. Participants in this study were children in early elementary school in the People's Republic of China (n = 213; 113 boys, 100 girls, M[subscript age] = 6.11 years) and Canada (n = 162; 60 boys, 102 girls, M[subscript…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Age Differences, Vignettes, Foreign Countries
Rubin, Kenneth H.; Coplan, Robert J. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2004
This commentary outlines the origins, history, and current status of research related to children's social withdrawal and social isolation. Early research related to children's peer relationships is first explored, followed by a discussion of the relative "neglect" of social withdrawal prior to the 1980s. Increased research attention since that…
Descriptors: Withdrawal (Psychology), Social Isolation, Children, Peer Relationship
Coplan, Robert J.; Girardi, Alberta; Findlay, Leanne C.; Frohlick, Sherri L. – Social Development, 2007
The goal of the present study was to explore young children's attitudes and responses to different forms of social withdrawal by eliciting responses to hypothetical vignettes. Participants included 137 children (49 boys, 88 girls) in kindergarten and grade 1 classes (M[subscript age] = 75.94 months, SD = 9.03) in Ottawa, Canada. Parents rated…
Descriptors: Shyness, Young Children, Child Behavior, Foreign Countries
Prakash, Kavita; Coplan, Robert J. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2007
The purpose of this study was to explore correlates of childhood social-withdrawal in India. Participants were n = 929 elementary school-aged children in New Delhi. Children completed peer nominations of social-withdrawal, aggression, and sociometric status, as well as self-report measures of loneliness and depressive symptoms. Teachers rated…
Descriptors: Indians, Sociometric Techniques, Peer Relationship, Student Adjustment
Findlay, Leanne C.; Girardi, Alberta; Coplan, Robert J. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2006
The purpose of the current investigation was to examine both social behaviors (i.e., aggression, shyness-withdrawal, and prosocial tendencies) and social understanding (i.e., attitudes and responses to such behaviors in hypothetical peers) of empathic and low empathic children. Participants were 136 children in kindergarten and grade one. Parents…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Shyness, Prosocial Behavior, Empathy
Wichmann, Cherami; Coplan, Robert J.; Daniels, Tina – Social Development, 2004
The purpose of this study was to examine the social cognitions of peer-identified socially withdrawn children. Participants included 457 children from grades four, five and six (54% females, 46% males). Children completed a selection of self- and peer-report measures including: (1) peer-rated behavioral nominations; (2) hostile intent biases and…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Self Efficacy, Conflict Resolution, Social Cognition
