Abstract
Adolescence is a time of significant change and identity development, particularly interpersonally. Although some activities do not directly predict future functioning, much that happens in adolescence can have significant implications for subsequent adjustment. That adolescents experience high rates of anxiety during this formative time suggests that anxiety may have consequences for relational functioning and that interpersonal experiences may have consequences for the course of anxiety. In this chapter, we focus on interpersonal processes relevant to anxiety disorders and treatment in adolescence. As demonstrated, there is relatively little theory and research, and some of it is not well distinguished from the