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Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Adolescent Psychology
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Self-consciousness, encompassing public and private aspects, is linked to adolescent adjustment.
  • Internalizing difficulties are common during adolescence and may be influenced by self-perception.
  • Friendship quality is a critical factor in adolescent social development and well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between public and private self-consciousness and internalizing difficulties in early adolescence.
  • To examine friendship quality as a potential moderator between self-consciousness and maladjustment.
  • To understand how different facets of self-consciousness contribute to adolescent mental health.

Main Methods:

  • Survey methodology employed with 137 young adolescents (87 female, mean age 13.98).
  • Participants self-reported on levels of public and private self-consciousness.
  • Measures included internalizing problems and the quality of their best friendship.

Main Results:

  • Private self-consciousness showed stronger associations with internalizing correlates than public self-consciousness.
  • This suggests private self-consciousness may represent a more significant risk factor for adolescent internalizing issues.
  • Contrary to hypotheses, positive friendship quality appeared to exacerbate difficulties related to self-consciousness.

Conclusions:

  • Private self-consciousness is a notable risk factor for internalizing problems in early adolescence.
  • The findings challenge assumptions about friendship quality, indicating it can sometimes amplify self-consciousness-related challenges.
  • This research contributes to understanding the complex interplay between self-perception, friendships, and adolescent adjustment.