The longitudinal link between popularity, likeability, fear of negative evaluation and social avoidance across adolescence

Lisan Henricks; Wolf-Gero Lange; Maartje Luijten; Yvonne H. M. van den Berg; Sabine E M J Stoltz; Toon Cillessen; Eni S. Becker

doi:10.1111/jora.12833

The longitudinal link between popularity, likeability, fear of negative evaluation and social avoidance across adolescence

Lisan Henricks^*, Wolf-Gero Lange, Maartje Luijten, Yvonne H. M. van den Berg, Sabine E M J Stoltz, Toon Cillessen, Eni S. Becker

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This study investigated the longitudinal bidirectional associations between likeability, popularity, fear of negative evaluation, and social avoidance, to aid in preventing the negative consequences and persistent trajectories of low social status and heightened social anxiety. In total, 1741 adolescents in grades 7–9 participated at 3 yearly waves. A self-report questionnaire measured fear of negative evaluation. Peer nominations assessed likeability, popularity, and social avoidance. Lower popularity predicted more avoidance, and vice versa. More avoidance was related to lower likeability over time. Being less popular and/or more liked by peers, increased fear of negative evaluation. Support for a transactional model between social anxiety and social status was found, but distinguishing different social status and social anxiety components is necessary.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	720-734
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Research on Adolescence
Volume	33
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12833
Publication status	Published - Sept 2023

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Funding Information:
We are grateful to the parents, teachers, and school administrators who made this research possible. Also thanks to all the research assistants who helped with the data collection. Special thanks to Giovanni ten Brink for his help with programming and processing of the data.

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© 2023 The Authors. Journal of Research on Adolescence published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society for Research on Adolescence.

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adolescence
social anxiety
social status

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The longitudinal link between popularity, likeability, fear of negative evaluation and social avoidance across adolescence

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