Withdrawal Behavior Research Articles

Perceived overqualification as a double-edged sword for employee creativity: The mediating role of job crafting and work withdrawal behavior.

With the continuous development of education level and the downturn of economic situation, employment competition is intensifying, more and more high-quality talents appear, and the misfit between people and posts has become a common phenomenon. However, there is no consensus on the relationship between perceived overqualification and employee creativity. Based on the conservation of resource theory, this study reveals the micro mechanism and boundary conditions of the influence of excessive qualification on employee creativity. This study analyzed 487 valid samples obtained in three stages. The results show that: (1) Job crafting has a positive mediating effect on perceived overqualification and creativity, and the path of the two halves is positive; (2) Work withdrawal behavior plays a negative mediating role between the perceived overqualification and creativity. The path in the first half is positive, and the path in the second half is negative; (3) Organizational identity moderates the effect of perceived overqualification on job crafting and work withdrawal behavior. Specifically, the higher the sense of organizational identification, the stronger the positive effect of perceived overqualification on job crafting and the weaker the positive effect on work withdrawal behavior; (4) Organizational identification moderates the mediating role of job crafting and work withdrawal behavior in the relationship between overqualification and creativity. Specifically, the higher the organizational identity, the stronger the indirect positive effect of perceived overqualification on creativity through job crafting, and the weaker the indirect negative impact of perceived overqualification on creativity through work withdrawal behavior. The study conclusion deepens the research on the mechanism of the influence of the perceived overqualification on employees' work behavior, and provides practical enlightenment for the organization and management of employees with excess qualification.

Therapeutic potential of fungally derived psilocybin extract in morphine-dependent mice: A research protocol

Introduction: Psilocybin is a naturally occurring tryptamine derivative psychedelic compound potently produced by fungi members of the genus Psilocybe. Previous literature has highlighted psilocybin as a serotonin 2A receptor agonist with striking effects on neural plasticity and cognition. Recent studies explore the usage of psilocybin in addressing addictive behaviours and substance abuse. Small psilocybin doses have shown promising anti-addictive and withdrawal-minimizing properties in alcohol-dependent mice. This study will further investigate this emerging field through a novel lens. We propose a novel study to elucidate psylobicin’s effect on opioid addiction in mouse models. Methods: Morphine-dependent mice will be administered either saline vehicle or differing doses of psilocybin during a morphine-available period to monitor consumption. Though mechanistically ambiguous, psilocybin’s hypothesized entry into serotonin-dependent stress-conciliating pathways supports the hypothesis that mean morphine consumption will decrease in a dose-dependent manner to similar levels to popular opioid receptor agonist therapeutics, such as methadone. Furthermore, we will examine psilocybin's impact on withdrawal behaviour. After morphine deprival on dependent mice, sustained doses of psilocybin, methadone, and positive and negative controls will be administered. Results: By analyzing stress-indicative behaviours in mice, the efficacy of psilocybin as a withdrawal assistance agent can be elucidated. Results from the morphine-dependent mice are expected to consume less morphine than controls, and minimize withdrawal symptoms at a similar level to popular therapeutic options like methadone. Discussion: If successful, psilocybin’s anti-addictive potential will help provide a cheaper, more accessible therapeutic option in addressing the growing opioid crisis. Furthermore, controlled psilocybin dosages have been shown to have lesser dependence potential compared to modern opioid addiction therapeutics. Conclusion: This study’s novel approach will provide meaningful support in exploring the growing field of mycology and its potential to address other substance use disorders. Future research may explore outside the limitations of the mouse model, like the oral administration of the compounds rather than intraperitoneal injection.

Should I do this? Incongruence in the face of conflicting moral and role expectations

Moral incongruence—a misalignment between professional role expectations and personal moral values—is an important phenomenon in modern organizations. Though scholarly work has provided us with insights into broad forms of role incongruence, much less is known about the distinct characteristics of moral incongruence. Moreover, we lack understanding of how moral incongruence may shape employee attitudes and behaviors. Drawing on deonance theory and socio-cognitive theory, we develop a model explaining the role of moral incongruence in promoting employee prohibitive voice, withdrawal, and unethical role behavior through the mechanisms of moral outrage and moral disengagement. Examining potential boundary conditions, we also consider the roles of moral identity, self-interest, moral intensity, unethical climate, ethical leadership, and organizational identification. Given the ethical implications of moral incongruence and the significance of the phenomenon for organizations, this work has implications for both theory and practice.

The Correlation Between Systemic Factors, Citizenship Behaviors, Misbehaviors, and Work Stress in Female Arab Teachers in Israel

The study investigates the correlation among systemic factors including educational system reforms and managerial leadership style, stress levels, and their effects on job performance, work-family balance, and workplace functionality of Arab mothers who are teachers in Israel. However, the study involved 546 Israeli-Arab mothers working as secondary education teachers, who completed questionnaires focusing on conflict expressions, systemic factors, and their effects on work performance indicators. The examination of the results - among others, suggests that the perception of work stress among participants was related to a high level of the two types of conflict as well as to the high prevalence of withdrawal behavior. The second result showed that actively managing was associated with a lower occurrence of withdrawal behavior at all three levels, while also being associated with a higher prevalence of citizenship behavior. On the other hand, workload related to work or family was not a predictor of a higher prevalence of withdrawal behaviors and a low prevalence of citizenship behavior. In an understudied field, the current research presents the multi-factorial complexity of the systemic factors in Arab schools in Israel and their impact on work functioning. The practical outcomes are both organizational and social and they concern both the managers and the family environment of the teachers. The study shows that the manager’s support is a crucial factor in mitigating the Work-family conflict. Thus, it is suggested to encourage school managers’ willingness to give teachers support and a more lenient work environment to help mitigate their work-related stress.

A Bibliometric Analysis of Employee Withdrawal Behaviour: Current Status, Development, and Future Research Directions

A Bibliometric Analysis of Employee Withdrawal Behaviour: Current Status, Development, and Future Research Directions

The Effect of Occupational Stigma on Job Withdrawal Behavior: A Chain Mediation Model Based on an Emotional Labor Perspective

Occupational stigma is pervasive, encompassing street-level bureaucrats as well; however, limited knowledge exists regarding the extent and impact on this particular group. This study employs the conservation of resources theory with a chain mediation model to expose how occupational stigma affects street-level bureaucrats’ job withdrawal behavior from an emotional perspective. Based on four-wave data from 1,333 public employees across 316 grassroots communities, we identified a chain mediating the roles of emotional labor and emotional exhaustion in the negative relationship between occupational stigma and job withdrawal behavior. Research has shown that occupational stigma leads to more surface acting and less deep acting. Increased surface acting worsens employees’ emotional exhaustion and increases job withdrawal behavior, whereas deep acting alleviates employees’ emotional exhaustion and reduces job withdrawal behavior. This study extensively discusses the importance of public organizations valuing the emotional labor of street-level bureaucrats to help them resist the threat of occupational stigma.

Psychological Predictors of Mental Health Difficulties After Pediatric Concussion.

Children often experience mental health difficulties after a concussion. Yet, the extent to which a concussion precipitates or exacerbates mental health difficulties remains unclear. This study aimed to examine psychological predictors of mental health difficulties after pediatric concussion. Children (5 to <18 years of age, M = 11.7, SD = 3.3) with concussion were recruited in a single-site longitudinal prospective cohort study conducted at a tertiary children's hospital (n = 115, 73.9% male). The primary outcomes included internalizing (anxious, depressed, withdrawn behaviors), externalizing (risk-taking, aggression, attention difficulties), and total mental health problems, as measured by the Child Behavior Checklist at 2 weeks (acute) and 3 months (post-acute) after concussion. Predictors included parents' retrospective reports of premorbid concussive symptoms (Post-Concussion Symptom Inventory; PCSI), the child and their family's psychiatric history, child-rated perfectionism (Adaptive-Maladaptive Perfectionism Scale), and child-rated resilience (Youth Resilience Measure). Higher premorbid PCSI ratings consistently predicted acute and post-acute mental health difficulties. This relationship was significantly moderated by child psychiatric history. Furthermore, pre-injury learning difficulties, child psychiatric diagnoses, family psychiatric history, lower resilience, previous concussions, female sex, and older age at injury were associated with greater mental health difficulties after concussion. Pre-injury factors accounted for 23.4-39.9% of acute mental health outcomes, and 32.3-37.8% of post-acute mental health outcomes. When acute mental health was factored into the model, a total of 47.0-68.8% of variance was explained by the model. Overall, in this sample of children, several pre-injury demographic and psychological factors were observed to predict mental health difficulties after a concussion. These findings need to be validated in future research involving larger, multi-site studies that include a broader cohort of children after concussion.

Exploring Norwegian teachers’ perceptions of shy students at recess and their strategic responses

ABSTRACT Recess (break times) during the school day offers children opportunities for peer interactions which enrich social development. For shy children, however, these periods can produce anxiety, leading to withdrawal and onlooker behaviour. The analysis reported here is from a national study of how Norwegian elementary school teachers support the engagement of shy children in school life. Nineteen teachers with recognised success with shy students were interviewed to elicit their interpretations of shy children’s behaviour and their strategies with them. Qualitative analyses found that these teachers recognised that recess was integral to creating inclusive schools, took the perspectives of shy children, and ascribed anxiety-related emotions to them. Teachers also mentioned that asking other children to include them in activities left shy children feeling pitied. However, giving designated roles to the child; allowing them to stay inside with friends to build real friendships; and starting playful activities with the child that attracted other children were all described as successful strategies.

A study on the double-edged sword effect of inclusive leadership on employees' work behaviour-dual path perspective of cognition and affection.

In order to cope with the volatile social environment and organisational change, more and more scholars call on leaders to stimulate subordinate effectiveness to a greater extent with inclusive behaviour. Existing studies focus on the positive impact of inclusive leadership, but ignore its potential negative impact. This study integrates Cognition-affection Personality System Theory to explore the double-edged sword mechanism of inclusive leadership on subordinates' work behaviour. Through the data analysis of 518 paired questionnaires collected in three stages, the results are as follows: Inclusive leadership has a positive impact on subordinates' psychological entitlement and state gratitude; Psychological entitlement and state gratitude play mediation roles not only between inclusive leadership and work withdrawal behaviour, but also between inclusive leadership and active behaviour; Subordinate narcissistic personality moderates the positive effect of inclusive leadership on psychological entitlement and state gratitude, and then moderates the indirect effect of inclusive leadership on subordinate work withdrawal behaviour and proactive behaviour through psychological entitlement and state gratitude. The above results expand the research on the action mechanism and boundary conditions of inclusive leadership in Chinese organisational context, and provide practical guidance for organisational managers to effectively conduct inclusive leadership.

Pay dissatisfaction and withdrawal behaviour of employees in the civil service: does personal income tax regime matter?

PurposeThe aim of the study is to explore the links between multiple personal income tax regimes, pay dissatisfaction, employee lateness and absenteeism. Accordingly, this paper examines the relationships between income tax policies, pay dissatisfaction and the work withdrawal behaviours of employees in the public service.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopted a quantitative design, and data were collected through a structured questionnaire from a sample of 252 respondents from the Bayelsa State Civil Service in Nigeria. Data were analysed by applying multivariate regression and structural equation modelling through the use of Stata software version 12 and SmartPLS version 4.FindingsThe results demonstrated that there was a positive relationship between personal income tax regimes and pay dissatisfaction; there was a positive relationship between pay dissatisfaction and work withdrawal behaviour of employee tardiness and absenteeism and pay dissatisfaction mediated the relationships between personal income tax regimes and work withdrawal behaviours of public sector employees.Originality/valueThe study appears to be the first to explore the nexus between personal income tax regimes and pay dissatisfaction and withdrawal behaviours of employee tardiness and absenteeism as well as the mediating role of pay dissatisfaction in public service organisations.

A conserved gastropod withdrawal circuit in Biomphalaria glabrata, an intermediate host for schistosomiasis.

Neuronal signals mediated by the biogenic amine serotonin (5-HT) underlie critical survival strategies across the animal kingdom. This investigation examined serotonin-like immunoreactive neurons in the cerebral ganglion of the panpulmonate snail Biomphalaria glabrata, a major intermediate host for the trematode parasite Schistosoma mansoni. Five neurons comprising the cerebral serotonergic F (CeSF) cluster of B. glabrata shared morphological characteristics with neurons that contribute to withdrawal behaviors in numerous heterobranch species. The largest member of this group, designated CeSF-1, projected an axon to the tentacle, a major site of threat detection. Intracellular recordings demonstrated repetitive activity and electrical coupling between the bilateral CeSF-1 cells. In semi-intact preparations, the CeSF-1 cells were not responsive to cutaneous stimuli but did respond to photic stimuli. A large FMRF-NH2-like immunoreactive neuron, termed C2, was also located on the dorsal surface of each cerebral hemiganglion near the origin of the tentacular nerve. C2 and CeSF-1 received coincident bouts of inhibitory synaptic input. Moreover, in the presence of 5-HT they both fired rhythmically and in phase. As the CeSF and C2 cells of Biomphalaria share fundamental properties with neurons that participate in withdrawal responses in Nudipleura and Euopisthobranchia, our observations support the proposal that features of this circuit are conserved in the Panpulmonata.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Neuronal signals mediated by the biogenic amine serotonin underlie critical survival strategies across the animal kingdom. This investigation identified a group of serotonergic cells in the panpulmonate snail Biomphalaria glabrata that appear to be homologous to neurons that mediate withdrawal responses in other gastropod taxa. It is proposed that an ancient withdrawal circuit has been highly conserved in three major gastropod lineages.

Perceived overqualification, counterproductive work behaviors and withdrawal: a moderated mediation model

PurposeIntegrating person-job fit theory with the stressor-emotion model of counterproductive work behavior (CWB), the current study aims to examine which behavioral pattern (fight: CWB vs flight: withdrawal) employees are more likely to adopt when they experience perceived overqualification (POQ). We further investigate anger as the underlying emotional mechanism for these relations because anger can be expressed and thus reflected in CWB, or constrained and thus reflected in withdrawal behavior. Furthermore, different stressor-attenuating strategies including relaxation during work breaks and mastery experiences at work are examined as mitigating factors of these relations.Design/methodology/approachTime-lagged data were collected from 176 full-time employees in China using a field survey research design.FindingsWe found that employees who experience POQ are more likely to engage in withdrawal than in CWB. Anger mediated the relations of POQ with both CWB and withdrawal. Relaxation moderated the relation between POQ and anger, as well as the indirect relations of POQ with CWB and withdrawal through anger.Research limitations/implicationsThis study enhances understanding of employees’ affective and behavioral reactions to POQ. However, the survey design was not longitudinal and causality cannot be established.Practical implicationsPOQ is associated with undesirable employee behaviors and should therefore be avoided by organizations. If POQ is unavoidable, organizations can use job design and offer training to foster relaxation in between tasks among employees.Originality/valueIn the framework of person-job fit theory, our study provides insight about employees’ “fight” or “flight” responses to POQ, and further illustrates the mechanism and the attenuating factors in this processes.

Work‐life balance and withdrawal behaviors among knowledge workforce: High performance work system comes into play for managing boundaries

AbstractIn the wake of a turbulent era over the past 3 years, characterized by the unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID‐19 pandemic, individuals have found themselves contending with the intersection of professional and personal responsibilities. The pursuit of luxury has given way to a collective nightmare, as work and family demands converged, each equally relentless and significant. Our paper focuses on the experiences of individuals who confronted and triumphed over these challenges. A sample of 368 professionals, predominantly working from home, was examined to explore the impact of high performance work systems and boundary management in a post‐pandemic landscape marked by blurred boundaries. Our findings support the notion that effective boundary management, encompassing the management of non‐work intruding on work and work encroaching on non‐work, significantly influences withdrawal behaviors. Our study reveals the importance of organizations fostering work practices that empower employees with the IT skills to navigate virtual technologies seamlessly. By doing so, organizations can enhance work‐life balance and mitigate withdrawal behaviors among their workforces.

Multiple salary comparisons, distributive justice, and employee withdrawal.

Salary comparison has well-established implications for employees' attitudes and behaviors at work. Yet how employees process information about simultaneous comparisons, particularly when internal and external comparison information is incongruent, remains controversial. In this article, we draw from the model of dispositional attribution and equity theory to predict how the incongruence of internal and external salary comparisons affects perceptions of distributive justice and subsequent employee withdrawal behavior. We hypothesized that the effect of salary comparisons on perceived distributive justice follows a hierarchically restrictive schema in which a lower salary in comparison to a referent has a greater effect than a higher salary. This further affects employee withdrawal (neglect, turnover intention, and voluntary turnover). We also propose that the effects of salary comparisons are bounded by employees' zero-sum construal of success. Three studies were conducted to test our hypotheses: a quasi-experimental study and two time-lagged field studies. Consistent with our hypotheses, we observed that, when comparison information was incongruent, underpayment compared with others more strongly affected perceived distributive justice than overpayment did. The subsequent impact on perceived distributive justice was negatively related to employee withdrawal. As expected, the effect of incongruent salary comparison information was stronger for employees with lower zero-sum construal of success. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Is autonomic functioning distinctly associated with anxiety and unsociability in preschoolers?

There are many benefits of peer interactions for children's social, emotional, and cognitive development, and isolation from peers may have negative consequences for children. Although biological processes may underlie social withdrawal broadly, distinct patterns may be associated with withdrawal behaviors depending on their underlying motivation (e.g., shy versus disinterested). This study investigated the role of autonomic nervous system activity, as assessed via skin conductance level (SCL) and respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) in predicting changes in unsociability (e.g., lack of interest in peers) and anxious-fearfulness (e.g., discomfort among peers). Data were collected using a community sample of 92 US preschool children (45.7% female; Mage = 45.51 months, SDage = 3.81 months) at two time points one year apart. Gender differences were also explored. Baseline physiology was assessed while viewing a neutral video clip, and reactivity was assessed while viewing social exclusion and post-aggression discussion videos. For all children, coinhibition (i.e., SCL inhibition accompanied by RSA inhibition) to the post-aggression discussion video and blunted SCL activation to the exclusion video were prospectively associated with higher levels of anxious-fearfulness one year later. For boys only, baseline reciprocal sympathetic activation (i.e., SCL activation and RSA inhibition) was prospectively related to higher levels of unsociability one year later. For girls only, RSA inhibition in response to the post-aggression discussion video was prospectively related to higher levels of unsociability one year later. Findings contribute to a growing literature on autonomic reactivity in preschoolers' adjustment and suggest possible differences in the physiological processes underlying unsociability and anxious-fearfulness.

Research on the Differences Between the Willingness and Behavior of Rural Homestead Withdrawal

In the process of urban-rural integration in China, rural homesteads have a significant impact on farmers' basic rights and the long-term development of the national economy. Therefore, the withdrawal of rural homesteads has received high attention from government departments and grassroots farmers, and the economic value of rural homesteads is also increasing. Currently, there is no perfect legal regulation for the withdrawal of the right to use rural homestead, and the pilot work in some areas cannot effectively protect the rights and interests of farmers. Therefore, while increasing the research efforts on relevant topics, Chinese scholars pay more attention to improving the withdrawal effect by combining specific problems. This paper, based on understanding the basic concept of homestead withdrawal, mainly explores the research process of homesteads and the differences in willingness and behavior of withdrawal, analyzes the main models and future prospects of homestead withdrawal and reuse, in order to fully protect the basic rights of farmers and realize the economic value of homesteads.

The impact of customer misbehavior on frontline employees’ work–family conflict and withdrawal behaviors

PurposeCustomer misbehavior has a negative impact on frontline employees. However, the underlying mechanisms from customer misbehavior to employees’ negative outcomes need to be further unfolded and examined. This study aims to propose that employees’ affective rumination and problem-solving pondering could be the explanatory processes of customer misbehavior influencing employee attitudes in which coworker support could be a moderator.Design/methodology/approachA mixed-method approach was designed to test this study’s predictions. Study 1 conducted a scenario-based experiment among 215 full-time hospitality employees, and Study 2 used a two-wave, longitudinal survey of 305 participants.FindingsThe results demonstrate the impact of customer misbehavior on work–family conflict and withdrawal behaviors. The mediating role of affective rumination is supported and coworker support moderates the processes.Practical implicationsCustomer misbehavior leads to negative outcomes among frontline employees both at work and family domains. Hotel managers should help frontline employees to cope with customer misbehavior by avoiding negative affective spillover and providing support properly.Originality/valueThe studies have unfolded the processes of affective rumination and problem-solving pondering through which customer misbehavior influences work–family conflict and withdrawal behaviors among frontline employees. The surprising findings that coworker support magnified the negative effects have also been discussed.

Risperidone Induced DRESS Syndrome: A case report

IntroductionDRESS (Drug Reaction with Eoshinophilia and Systemic Symptoms) syndrome, also called DIHS (Drug-Induced Hypersensitivity Syndrome) is a rare drug-induced systemic hypersensitivity reaction that can be potentially life-threatening (Choudhary et al. J Clin Aesthet Dermatol 2013; 6 -7). Risperidone is an antipsychotic drug with significant antagonist activity at the 5-HT2 and the D2 receptors. It has been reported that risperidone may be effective in controlling agitation, delusion, hallucination, and withdrawal behavior in geriatric patients (Yunusa &amp; El Helou. Front Pharmacol 2020;11:596).Objectives The aim of this study is to demonstrate the case of developed DRESS syndrome following the use of risperidone.Methods The 81-year-old female patient was admitted to the Dermatology Clinic due to skin rash, high fever and leukocytosis following the use of risperidone. The patient was consulted to Psychiatry.Results In her history it was determined that risperidone 0.5 mg/d was started to the patient with depression due to agitative symptom. On the 4th day of treatment, targeoid lesions, starting from the back and spreading first to the trunk and then to the extremities, were observed. Further laboratory examinations revealed that the fever was measured at 39.5 C°, liver enzymes were elevated (ALT= 119 IU/ lt, AST= 124 IU /lt), and significant leukocytosis (WBC =12.000) was present along with the lesions. The patient was planned to be hospitalized to Dermatology Clinic on the 5th day and risperidone was stopped. The patient’s agitation increased and following the risperidone discontinuation thereupon the lesions tended to fade and desquamation began. After the treatment of the DRESS syndrome, aripiprazole was given to the patient for agitative symptom. The level of agitation symptoms decreased, and the patient tolerated aripiprazole well without any observed side effects.Image:ConclusionsWhen initiating medication for the elderly population to address agitation, considering such rare side effects can prevent the patient from being hospitalized due to DRESS syndrome. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report associated with DRESS syndrome and risperidone treatment thus, it is necessary to be very careful when starting psychotropic medication for elderly patients.Disclosure of InterestNone Declared

Orally Administered N-Oleoyl Alanine Blocks Acute Opioid Withdrawal Induced-Conditioned Place Preference and Attenuates Somatic Withdrawal following Chronic Opioid Exposure in Rats

(1) Background: Intraperitoneal injections of the endogenous N-acyl amino acid N-Oleoyl alanine (OlAla) effectively reduces both the affective and somatic responses produced by opioid withdrawal in preclinical models. To increase the translational appeal of OlAla in clinical drug applications, the current experiments tested whether oral OlAla pretreatment also attenuates opioid withdrawal in rats. (2) Methods: In Experiment 1, to assess its impact on affective withdrawal behavior, OlAla (0, 5, 20 mg/kg) was orally administered during the conditioning phase of an acute naloxone-precipitated morphine withdrawal conditioned place avoidance task. In Experiment 2, to assess its impact on somatic withdrawal behavior, OlAla (5–80 mg/kg) was orally administered prior to naloxone-precipitated withdrawal from chronic heroin exposure. (3) Results: Pretreatment with oral OlAla at the higher (20 mg/kg), but not lower (5 mg/kg) dose, reduced the establishment of an acute morphine withdrawal-induced conditioned place aversion. Instead, the lower dose of oral OlAla (5 mg/kg) reduced heroin withdrawal-induced abdominal contractions and diarrhea, whereas higher doses were without effect. (4) Conclusions: The results suggest a dose-dependent reduction of opioid withdrawal responses by orally administered OlAla, and further highlight the potential utility of this compound for opioid withdrawal in clinical populations.

Social skill and social withdrawal outcomes in children following pediatric stroke

ABSTRACT Pediatric stroke can result in long-term impairments across attention, functional communication and motor domains. The current paper utilized parent reports of the Behavioral Assessment System for Children 2nd Edition and the Pediatric Stroke Outcome Measure to examine children’s social skills and withdrawal behavior within a pediatric stroke population. Using the Canadian Pediatric Stroke Registry at The Hospital for Sick Children, data were analyzed for 312 children with ischemic stroke. Children with ischemic stroke demonstrated elevated parent-reported social skills problems (observed = 20.51%, expected = 14.00%) and clinically elevated social withdrawal (observed = 11.21%, expected = 2.00%). Attentional problems significantly contributed to reduced social skills, F (3,164) = 30.68, p < 0.01, while attentional problems and neurological impairments accounted for increased withdrawal behavior, F (2, 164) = 7.47, p < 0.01. The presence of a motor impairment was associated with higher social withdrawal compared to individuals with no motor impairment diagnosis, t(307.73) = 2.25, p < .025, d = 0.25, 95% CI [0.42, 6.21]. The current study demonstrates that children with stroke who experience motor impairments, attentional problems, reduced functional communication skills, and neurological impairments can experience deficits in their social skills and withdrawal behavior.