Behavioural Inhibition, Attachment and Anxiety in Children of Mothers with Anxiety Disorders

1995 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharina Manassis ◽  
Susan Bradley ◽  
Susan Goldberg ◽  
Jane Hood ◽  
Richard Price Swinson
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Diagnostic Criteria ◽  
Child Behavior ◽  
Child Behavior Checklist ◽  
Child Anxiety ◽  
Behavioural Inhibition ◽  
Strange Situation ◽  
Child Attachment ◽  
The Relationship

Objective This study examined the relationship between behavioural inhibition, insecure mother-child attachment and evidence of anxiety in the offspring of mothers with anxiety disorders. Method Twenty children aged 18 to 59 months who were born to 18 mothers with diagnosed anxiety disorders were examined for behavioural inhibition (Kagan's measures) and mother-child attachment (Strange Situation Procedure). Child anxiety was assessed using DSM-III-R criteria and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). Results Sixty-five percent of the children were behaviourally inhibited. They showed more somatic problems and fewer destructive behaviours than those who were not inhibited. Eighty percent of the children were insecurely attached. They had higher CBCL internalizing scores than secure children and three of them met diagnostic criteria for anxiety disorders. Conclusion Though preliminary, this work suggests a need to identify children of anxious mothers as being at risk for anxiety, especially in the presence of inhibited temperament or attachment difficulties.

scholarly journals Parenting Style, Parental Personality, and Child Temperament in Children with Anxiety Disorders—A Clinical Study from India

2021 ◽  
pp. 025371762097337
Author(s):  
BR Sahithya ◽  
Vijaya Raman
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Emotional Disorders ◽  
Parenting Style ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Child Behavior Checklist ◽  
Child Anxiety ◽  
Outpatient Setting ◽  
Child Temperament ◽  
Parental Personality ◽  
Parent Personality

Background: Anxiety disorders are common in children and contribute to adverse developmental outcomes. Although etiological models of child anxiety have identified various environmental factors, very few studies in India have examined these factors in children presenting with anxiety disorders. Therefore, the present study was designed to examine parenting styles, parental personality, and child temperament in children with anxiety disorders in an Indian outpatient setting. Methods: In total, 42 children with anxiety disorders and 42 typically developing children, matched on age and gender, were screened using Child Behavior Checklist, Color Progressive Matrices, and Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders Parent version. Their parents were screened using Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview 5.0, following which they filled the questionnaires for parenting styles, parent personality, and child temperament. Results: There were significant differences between the two groups on parenting style, parent personality, and child temperament. Anxiety disorder was positively associated with the father’s permissiveness and negatively with the mother’s authoritativeness and child’s sociability. A combination of parenting styles and child temperament explained 69% of the variances in child anxiety disorders. There were significant associations between parental personality, child temperament, and parenting style. Parent and child characteristics explained 14%–46% of the variances in parenting styles. Conclusion: Results of this study are generally consistent with Western studies outlining the influence of child temperament and parenting styles on child outcome and have important implications for clinical management of anxiety disorders.

Childhood behaviour, psychotic symptoms and psychosis onset in young people at high risk of schizophrenia: early findings from the Edinburgh High Risk Study

2002 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. M. MILLER ◽  
M. BYRNE ◽  
A. HODGES ◽  
S. M. LAWRIE ◽  
E. C. JOHNSTONE
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Young People ◽  
Child Behavior ◽  
Aggressive Behaviour ◽  
Child Behavior Checklist ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Psychotic Symptoms ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities

Background. Several studies suggest that many patients with schizophrenia have pre-morbid neurodevelopmental abnormalities. This study examines how behavioural abnormalities are associated with mild psychotic symptoms and later schizophrenic illness.Methods. Maternal ratings on the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) of the early behaviour of 155 subjects were obtained at entry to the Edinburgh study of people at high risk of schizophrenia. These maternal ratings were compared in those with and without psychotic symptoms and used to predict the later onset of psychosis.Results. The CBCL syndrome scores for the children prior to age 13 did not distinguish any of the study groups at entry to the study. In the ratings made for the subjects when aged from 13 to 16, delinquent behaviour and ‘other problems’ were weakly associated with these symptoms. However, with the exception of somatic symptoms and thought problems, the age 13–16 scales were significant predictors of later schizophrenic illness. This was true also for some of the ratings prior to age 13.Conclusions. Various behaviours, in particular, withdrawn and delinquent–aggressive behaviour in adolescents at risk of schizophrenia may predict later onset of the illness. These behaviours, however, are far less predictive of isolated psychotic symptoms prior to psychosis onset.

Effect of Marital Discord on Parental Reports on the Child Behavior Checklist

1986 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 1255-1259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leon A. Rosenberg ◽  
Paramjit Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Child Behavior ◽  
Child Behavior Checklist ◽  
Paired Comparison ◽  
Dependent Measure ◽  
Marital Discord ◽  
Behavior Difficulties ◽  
Parental Reports ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Psychiatry Program

The relationship between indicators of marital discord and differences between parents' reports of the behavior of their children on a symptom/behavior checklist was investigated for a sample of 18 consecutive admissions to an inpatient child psychiatry program. The parents independently and separately were administered the Achenbach and Edelbrock Child Behavior Checklist. An experienced clinician rated the families on three indices of marital discord following a paired-comparison procedure. The findings indicated that the greater the marital difficulty, the greater the difference in the adults' ratings of behavior difficulties in the children. Since marital discord can influence parents' perceptions of their children's behavior, sex of parent cannot be ignored as a variable in studies utilizing behavioral checklists for such purposes as a dependent measure of therapeutic change.

scholarly journals Non-replication of the association between 5HTTLPR and response to psychological therapy for child anxiety disorders

2016 ◽  
Vol 208 (2) ◽  
pp. 182-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn J. Lester ◽  
Susanna Roberts ◽  
Robert Keers ◽  
Jonathan R. I. Coleman ◽  
Gerome Breen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Child Anxiety ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Short Allele ◽  
Linear Mixed Effects ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
Child Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Positive Treatment ◽  
The Relationship

BackgroundWe previously reported an association between 5HTTLPR genotype and outcome following cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) in child anxiety (Cohort 1). Children homozygous for the low-expression short-allele showed more positive outcomes. Other similar studies have produced mixed results, with most reporting no association between genotype and CBT outcome.AimsTo replicate the association between 5HTTLPR and CBT outcome in child anxiety from the Genes for Treatment study (GxT Cohort 2, n = 829).MethodLogistic and linear mixed effects models were used to examine the relationship between 5HTTLPR and CBT outcomes. Mega-analyses using both cohorts were performed.ResultsThere was no significant effect of 5HTTLPR on CBT outcomes in Cohort 2. Mega-analyses identified a significant association between 5HTTLPR and remission from all anxiety disorders at follow-up (odds ratio 0.45, P = 0.014), but not primary anxiety disorder outcomes.ConclusionsThe association between 5HTTLPR genotype and CBT outcome did not replicate. Short-allele homozygotes showed more positive treatment outcomes, but with small, non-significant effects. Future studies would benefit from utilising whole genome approaches and large, homogenous samples.

scholarly journals Mitral valve prolapse and anxiety disorders

2011 ◽  
Vol 199 (3) ◽  
pp. 247-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alaor S. Filho ◽  
Benedito C. Maciel ◽  
Minna M. D. Romano ◽  
Thiago F. Lascala ◽  
Clarissa Trzesniak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Mitral Valve ◽  
Panic Disorder ◽  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Diagnostic Criteria ◽  
Social Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Mitral Valve Prolapse ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
The Relationship

SummaryWe investigated whether there is an association between anxiety disorders and mitral valve prolapse. We compared mitral valve prolapse prevalence in individuals with panic disorder (n = 41), social anxiety disorder (n = 89) and in healthy controls (n = 102) in an attempt to overcome the biases of previous studies. Our results show no associations between panic disorder or social anxiety disorder and mitral valve prolapse, regardless of the diagnostic criteria employed, and that the relationship between these conditions seems not to be clinically relevant.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Worry and Dimensions of Anxiety Symptoms in Children and Adolescents

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Rabner ◽  
Nicholas D. Mian ◽  
David A. Langer ◽  
Jonathan S. Comer ◽  
Donna Pincus
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Regression Model ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Separation Anxiety ◽  
Child Anxiety ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Separation Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Older Children ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Worry is a common feature across many anxiety disorders. It is important to understand how and when worry presents from childhood to adolescence to prevent long-term negative outcomes. However, most of the existing studies that examine the relationship between worry and anxiety disorders utilize adult samples. Aims: The present study aimed to assess the level of worry in children and adolescents and how relationships between worry and symptoms of separation anxiety disorder (SAD) and social anxiety disorder (Soc) may present differently at different ages. Method: 127 children (age 8–12 years) and adolescents (age 13–18 years), diagnosed with any anxiety disorder, presenting at a child anxiety out-patient clinic, completed measures of worry, anxiety and depression. Results: Worry scores did not differ by age group. Soc symptoms were significantly correlated with worry in both age groups; however, SAD symptoms were only significantly correlated with worry in younger participants. After the inclusion of covariates, SAD symptoms but not Soc symptoms remained significant in the regression model with younger children, and Soc symptoms remained significant in the regression model with older children. Conclusions: The finding that worry was comparable in both groups lends support for worry as a stable construct associated with anxiety disorders throughout late childhood and early adolescence.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Alliance and Client Involvement in CBT for Child Anxiety Disorders

2013 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 735-741 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryce D. McLeod ◽  
Nadia Y. Islam ◽  
Angela W. Chiu ◽  
Meghan M. Smith ◽  
Brian C. Chu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Child Anxiety ◽  
Client Involvement ◽  
Child Anxiety Disorders ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Der familiäre Hintergrund „suchtbelastete Familie“ und dessen Auswirkung auf Mentalisierungsprozesse fremduntergebrachter Kinder

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 9-15
Author(s):  
Nadja Springer ◽  
Brigitte Lueger-Schuster
Keyword(s):  
Child Behavior ◽  
Adult Attachment ◽  
Child Behavior Checklist ◽  
Reflective Functioning ◽  
Adult Attachment Interview ◽  
Child Attachment ◽  
Child Attachment Interview

ZusammenfassungStudien über Bindung weisen auf Schwierigkeiten drogenabhängiger Eltern hinsichtlich ihrer Reaktion auf die emotionalen Signale der Kinder und die daraus abzuleitenden Verhaltensweisen hin. Dies lässt auf eine reduzierte Mentalisierungsfähigkeit schließen. Mentalisieren bedeutet die grundlegende menschliche Fähigkeit, Verhalten in Bezug auf Gedanken und Gefühle zu verstehen.Um diese Fähigkeit bei fremduntergebrachten Kinder (6–12 Jahre) aus suchtbelasteten Familien und deren aktuellen Bezugspersonen zu untersuchen, wurde eine auf dem Konzept der Mentalisierung basierende Gruppenintervention entwickelt, die das Wissen über Drogenabhängigkeit erweitern und soziale und affektive Fähigkeiten verbessern soll.Erhebungsinstrumente: Skala des Reflective Functioning (RF-Score) für das Adult Attachment Interview und für das Child Attachment Interview, Inventar der Sozialkompetenzen (ISK), Coloured Progressive Matrices (CPM), Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL/6-18R), „Patte-Noire“-Test, Einstellungen zum Drogenkonsum (EBDD Bewertungsinstrument).An Hand zweier Fallbeispiele aus dieser laufenden Pilotstudie, werden der diagnostische Prozess sowie beobachtbare und messbare Veränderungen über den Untersuchungszeitraum von mehr als 12 Monaten exemplarisch dargestellt und diskutiert.

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