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June 13, 2026Behavioral SciencesOpen Access

Longitudinal Relationships Between Social Anxiety, Peer Victimisation, and Perceived Support Among Children

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RRRonald M. RapeeKBKay BusseyDCDonna Cross

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Overview

Longitudinal study examines social anxiety, victimisation, and support among children, suggesting early intervention benefits.

Key Points

  • This study aims to explore the relationships between social anxiety, peer victimisation, and social support during mid-childhood.
  • Longitudinal design with self-report measures obtained from 7846 students in grades three and four over two years.
  • Path analyses were performed to assess mediating and moderating relationships, with consideration of gender.
  • Data collected at three time points to capture changes and interactions over time.
  • Social anxiety positively predicted later victimisation (β’s = 0.09–0.12), more so than victimisation predicting social anxiety (β’s = 0.04–0.07).
  • Social anxiety negatively predicted later social support (β’s = −0.05 to −0.09), while social support had minimal predictive value for later social anxiety (β’s = −0.01 to −0.02).
  • No buffering effect of social support on peer victimisation was observed, yet several indirect paths were supported in the data.

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Rapee et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2cf62dfaef96ed7f057f53https://doi.org/10.3390/bs16060958
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