Social anxiety in young people: A prevalence study in seven countries.

Furthermore, the variety of avoidant (or “safety”) behaviours commonly associated with social anxiety [ 70 , 71 ] mean that affected individuals may struggle or be less able to function socially, and for young people at a time in their lives when relationships with others are particularly crucial [ 72 , 73 ], the consequences may be significant and lasting.

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However, there is an increasing trend to consider a spectrum of social anxiety which takes account of those experiencing subthreshold or subclinical social anxiety, as those experiencing more moderate levels of social anxiety also experience significant impairment across different domains of functioning [ 19 – 21 ].

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