The goal of this study is to explore normative beliefs about social withdrawal during adolescence. Participants were N = 419 adolescents (M_age = 16.13 years), who completed measures of normative beliefs about social withdrawal and their own social withdrawal (shyness, unsociability). Among the results, adolescents reported greater overall acceptance of unsociability compared to shyness, however, some gender differences also emerged. Specifically, adolescents were more accepting of unsociability when depicted by hypothetical females, and more accepting of shyness when depicted by hypothetical males. Participant social withdrawal was associated with greater acceptance of socially withdrawn behaviors in others. These findings provide a first look at normative beliefs about social withdrawal during a developmentally critical age period for this construct.

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关于青春期社会退缩的规范信念

本研究的目的是探索关于青春期社会退缩的规范信念。参与者是N  = 419 名青少年（M_年龄 = 16.13 岁），他们完成了关于社会退缩和他们自己的社会退缩（害羞、不合群）的规范信念的测量。在这些结果中，与害羞相比，青少年报告的总体接受度更高，但也出现了一些性别差异。具体来说，当假设的女性描绘时，青少年更容易接受不社交，而当假设的男性描绘时，他们更能接受害羞。参与者的社会退缩与更多地接受他人的社会退缩行为有关。这些发现提供了关于在该结构的发育关键年龄期间社会退缩的规范信念的初步观察。