Social inhibition, sense of belonging and vulnerability to internalizing problems - ScienceDirect

• Social inhibition was related to a lower sense of belonging. • Social inhibition was related to more internalizing problems. • Low sense of belonging was related to more internalizing problems. • Sense of belonging (partially) mediated the relation between social inhibition and internalizing problems. Social inhibition was related to a lower sense of belonging. Social inhibition was related to more internalizing problems. Low sense of belonging was related to more internalizing problems. Sense of belonging (partially) mediated the relation between social inhibition and internalizing problems. The aim of this study was to provide a conceptual test of how social inhibition, sense of belonging and internalizing problems are related, and whether sense of belonging moderates or mediates the relation between social inhibition and internalizing problems. Data were used from two waves of the Dutch internet cohort LISS (Longitudinal Internet Studies of the Social Sciences; N = 511, M a

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• Jonathan J Glantz