Differences between self- and peer-rated likability in relation to social anxiety and depression in adolescents with mild intellectual disabilities.

Background: Social anxiety and depressive symptoms are relatively common in adolescents with Mild to Borderline Intellectual Disabilities (MBID). Unfortunately, there are only a few studies that focus on examining processes underlying social anxiety and depression in these adolescents.

Aims: The aim was to examine the differences between self- and peer-rated likability in relation to social anxiety and depression in the classroom environment.

The relation between social anxiety and biased interpretations in adolescents with mild intellectual disabilities.

Background: Cognitive theories of anxiety emphasize the importance of cognitive processes in the onset and maintenance of anxiety disorders. However, little is known about these processes in children and adolescents with Mild Intellectual Disabilities (MID).

Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate interpretation bias and its content-specificity in adolescents with MID who varied in their levels of social anxiety.