Social anxiety at elementary school: the effects of a curriculum
Titel:
Social anxiety at elementary school: the effects of a curriculum
Auteur:
Bokhorst, Koos Goossens, Frits A. de Ruyter, Piet A.
Verschenen in:
Educational research
Paginering:
Jaargang 37 (1995) nr. 1 pagina's 87-94
Jaar:
1995
Inhoud:
In order to study and thereby reduce social anxiety among elementary school children, a curriculum was designed which was to be delivered by the teacher in the classroom; 177 children, aged between nine and 12 years took part. The level of social anxiety of the subjects was assessed by way of both a self-report and a teacher report measure. Girls perceived themselves as more socially anxious than boys, both before and after the curriculum. A moderate effect was found, using children's own assessment of their social anxiety as a criterion, but the teachers were more enthusiastic about the effects. Those children who were initially particularly high on social anxiety had, by their own account, made a large and significant progression.