Social anxiety moderates the association between adolescent irritability and bully perpetration.
Michael T PerinoJennifer C Harper-LednickyAlecia C VogelChad M SylvesterDeanna M BarchJoan L LubyPublished in: Development and psychopathology (2024)
Understanding how psychopathology interacts with social behaviors is of great importance. Higher social anxiety is linked to reduced relations between irritability and bullying; however, the link between irritability and other aggression remains positive. Comprehensively assessing how treatment of psychopathology impacts social behaviors may improve future intervention.