Heterogeneity in Acceptance of Peers in a Novel Social Feedback Task: Exploring Voting Patterns of Sexual Orientation- and Gender-Diverse Socially Anxious Youth

The present study assessed how diverse socially anxious teens judged peers in a novel social feedback paradigm. Findings demonstrate that teens with high social anxiety, identify as gender-diverse, or as non-heterosexual, tend to accept peers significantly more than adolescents with lower social anxiety or those of cisgender or heterosexual status.