The current paper presents an update to the model of social anxiety disorder (social phobia)
published by Rapee and Spence (2004). It evaluates the research over the intervening 11 …

Background Anxiety and related disorders are among the most common mental disorders,
with lifetime prevalence reportedly as high as 31%. Unfortunately, anxiety disorders are …

Social anxiety disorder is a condition characterised by a marked and persistent fear of being
humiliated or scrutinised by others. Age-of-onset data point to adolescence as a …

Background Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent during adolescence. Although literature
points out that anxiety symptoms are related to problems in social and academic functioning …

Considerable work has advanced understanding of the nature, causes, management, and
prevention of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents over the past 30 years. Prior to …

Background Within maintenance models of social anxiety disorder (SAD), a number of
cognitive and behavioural factors that drive the persistence of SAD have been proposed …

Background: During adolescence, peer relationships take precedence and there is a
normative increase in social anxiety. Although prospective studies have suggested peer …

The aim of this work is to analyze the predictive value of several variables that may affect the
likelihood of occasional or severe cibervictimization in adolescence, including …

Given that engagement and integration in university/college are considered key to
successful academic achievement, the identifying features of social anxiety, including fear of …

Background: Peer victimization is ubiquitous across schools and cultures, and has the
potential for long-lasting effects on the well-being of victims. To date, research has focused …