Socially withdrawn children frequently refrain from social activities in the presence of peers.
The lack of social interaction in childhood may result from a variety of causes, including
social fear and anxiety or a preference for solitude. From early childhood through to
adolescence, socially withdrawn children are concurrently and predictively at risk for a wide
range of negative adjustment outcomes, including socio-emotional difficulties (eg, anxiety,
low self-esteem, depressive symptoms, and internalizing problems), peer difficulties (eg�…