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bleibt bestehen

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22:50 Nov 4, 2010
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology / anxiety disorders
German term or phrase: bleibt bestehen
I can't untangle the syntax of this sentence. What does the singular verb "bleibt" go with?

"Erste Untersuchungen mit sozial ängstlichen Kindern und Jugendlichen erbringen folgende Ergebnisse: In der X Studie bleibt retrospektiven Aussagen zufolge die soziale Angst bzw. das Vermeidungsverhalten bei mehr als einem Viertel der Jugendlichen über Monate bis Jahre bestehen."

My draft is something like this:
"Initial studies with socially anxious children and adolescents yield the following results: In the X study, more than a quarter of the adolescents were still making retrospective statements about social anxiety or avoidance behavior for months or years."

I don't think this is right. Since it's a retrospective study (I guess), the statements would be about things that happened months or years before the present. This point is not elaborated; the document goes on to discuss other research by other scientists.

Thanks in advance!
Susan Welsh
United States
Local time: 08:34
English translation:see explanation
Explanation:
Initial studies with socially anxious children and adolescents yield the following results: In the X study, according to statements made retrospectively, more than a quarter of the adolescents were still suffering from social anxiety or avoidance behavior for months or years afterwards
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Wendy Lewin
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:34
Grading comment
Thanks again!
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bleibt ... bestehen
see explanation


Explanation:
Initial studies with socially anxious children and adolescents yield the following results: In the X study, according to statements made retrospectively, more than a quarter of the adolescents were still suffering from social anxiety or avoidance behavior for months or years afterwards

Wendy Lewin
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:34
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks again!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks so much for your help, and for taking the time to help me learn from my confusion! I'm going out of town for the weekend, and the Kudoz 24 hours are not up, so I'll close the question when I return.--Susan


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agree  Johanna Timm, PhD: yes
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agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): you got it absolutely right!
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agree  Bernhard Sulzer
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agree  casper (X): Righto, WML
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