Psychological Development and Education ›› 2005, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (4): 19-23.

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The Development of Social Withdrawal from Early to Middle Childhood

SUN Ling1, CHEN Hui-chang1, PENG Xiao-ming1, CHEN Xin-yin2   

  1. 1. Institute of developmental psychology, Beijing normal university, Beijing 100875;
    2. Department of psychology, University of Westontario, London, Canada
  • Online:2005-10-15 Published:2005-10-15

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Abstract: The purpose of this study is to explore the developmental trends of the subtypes of social withdrawal from early to middle childhood.The sample was from a longitudinal project.One hundred and seventy-six subjects were assessed at 4 years old,among whom 149 subjects were also measured at 7 years old.The three subtypes of social withdrawal(reticence,passive-withdrawal and active-withdrawal) were measured by laboratory observation in both study sessions.The results indicate that:(1) Three subtypes of social withdrawal reduced rapidly from 4-year-old to 7-year-old.(2) Reticence and passive-withdrawal were modestly stable across the three years,while activewithdrawal was unstable.(3) The more the withdrawn behavior displayed at age 4,the more it decreased in the three years.(4) Reticence tended to merge into passive-withdrawal partly in middle childhood.

Key words: social withdrawal, early to middle childhood, developmental trends, longitudinal study

CLC Number: 

  • B844.1
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