India, March 22 -- Social anxiety is extreme nervousness and fear in social situations, whether talking to people or simply being around them. However, anxiety does not remain the same throughout life; it changes with age. A study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry revealed that children with social anxiety react to their mistakes differently depending on their age.

The researchers examined 214 kids between ages 7 and 17. The kids played a simple computer game that tested how well they focused after making a mistake. The findings were significant, with younger kids under 11 with social anxiety noticeably struggling to refocus after making the mistakes. But older kids, 11 and above, did not have this problem.

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