@article{ref1,
title="Social anxiety and relationship formation during the college transition: self-verification, self-image, and victimization",
journal="Journal of cognitive psychotherapy",
year="2017",
author="Valentiner, David P. and Skowronski, John J. and Mounts, Nina S. and Holzman, Jacob B.",
volume="31",
number="2",
pages="136-148",
abstract="This study tested a self-verification model of social anxiety in the context of relationship formation during the transition to college. Incoming college freshmen (N = 68) completed measures of social anxiety and social self-esteem at the beginning of college and 10 weeks later. Using sociometric ratings completed 10 weeks later, relational victimization appeared to be a unitary construct and not distinct from physical victimization. Participants with low social self-esteem at Time 1 were subsequently seen as victimized, reported disliking spending time at Time 2 with peers who reported liking them, and reported high social anxiety at Time 2 even in the absence of subsequent victimization. The implications of these results for understanding the role of self-verification processes in the maintenance of self-image and social anxiety are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0889-8391",
doi="10.1891/0889-8391.31.2.136",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0889-8391.31.2.136"
}