Aggressive behaviour Conflict with peers and / or difficulty making and keeping
friends Social withdrawal Tantrums and excessive / intense emotional upsets Low mood or persistent sadness Frequent stomachaches, headaches or other physical complaints School refusal Reduced academic functioning and / or significant upset at school Excessive accommodation by parents Increased family stress
Not exact matches
Assessments of individual (
social withdrawal), interactive (prosocial behavior), relationship (friendship involvement, stability and quality, best
friend's
withdrawal and exclusion / victimization) and group -(exclusion / victimization) level characteristics were used to define growth trajectories from the final year of elementary school, across the transition to middle school, and then to the final year of middle school (fifth - to - eighth grades).
social withdrawal — e.g. refusing to talk to or socialise with family,
friends and colleagues who would like to help.
Withdrawn children's
friends were more withdrawn and victimized than were the control children's best
friends; further, similarities in
social withdrawal and peer victimization were revealed for withdrawn children and their
friends.