Table 2. Predictors of Social Anxiety Trajectory From Age 7.5 to 13 Grouped by Age 8 Bullying Exposure.
| Trajectory components and predictors | Not bullied, n = 4,037 |
Occasional, n = 1,955 |
Severe, n = 712 |
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| Coefficient (SE) | p | Coefficient (SE) | p | Coefficient (SE) | p | |
| Intercept (social anxiety age 7.5) | 0.816 (.024) | 0.810 (.035) | 0.846 (.066) | |||
| Predictors of intercept | ||||||
| Self-Esteem | -0.041 (.023) | ns | -0.059 (.034) | ns | 0.009 (.055) | ns |
| Locus of control | 0.039 (.024) | ns | 0.038 (.034) | ns | 0.075 (.049) | ns |
| Prior emotional problems | 0.393 (.026) | < .001 | 0.412 (.043) | < .001 | 0.344 (.063) | < .001 |
| Slope (social anxiety over time) | 0.057 (.007) | 0.073 (.010) | 0.102 (.018) | |||
| Predictors of slope | ||||||
| Self-Esteem | -0.021 (.033) | ns | 0.027 (.048) | ns | -0.031 (.069) | ns |
| Locus of control | 0.095 (.034) | < .05 | 0.097 (.051) | ns | 0.167 (.065) | < .05 |
| Prior emotional problems | -0.033 (.040) | ns | -0.013 (.057) | ns | -0.008 (.081) | ns |
| Intercept x Slope | -0.061 (.023) | -0.067 (.035) | -0.081 (.070) | |||
Note. Cells contain unstandardized coefficients for intercept and slope estimated without predictors, standardized coefficients for predictors, with standard errors (SE) and probabilities (p; two-tailed). Social Anxiety = DAWBA Social Fears subscale; Self-esteem = Harter’s Self Perception Profile for Children: Shortened Form; Locus of control = Nowicki-Strickland Internal External Scale; Prior emotional problems = mother report relevant subscale from Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire.