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Severe life events and chronic adversities as antecedents to anxiety in children: a matched control study.
- Source :
- Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology; Oct2008, Vol. 36 Issue 7, p1047-1056, 10p, 3 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- The present study compared the number of severe life events and chronic adversities as reported retrospectively by mothers of children with an anxiety disorder (n = 39) prior to the onset of their most recent episode, with controls (n = 39) matched for age and sex. The parent version of the Psychosocial Assessment of Childhood Experiences (PACE) was used to assess chronic adversities (long-term experiences with negative impact on child) and severe life events (discrete life events with high long-term threat). A significantly greater number of severe life events and chronic adversities were assessed prior to onset for anxious children compared to controls. The finding for severe life events held regardless of whether impact ratings were assigned by mothers or a panel of independent raters, suggesting the findings reflect actual as opposed to perceived differences. Results suggest that both discrete and chronic stressors may constitute risk for future episodes of anxiety in children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CHILD psychology
ANXIETY
BEHAVIOR disorders in children
ANXIETY disorders
NEUROSES
SOCIAL anxiety
CHILD psychopathology
PATHOLOGICAL psychology
DELINQUENT behavior
DIAGNOSIS of obsessive-compulsive disorder
PHOBIAS
PSYCHOLOGICAL adjustment testing
COMPARATIVE studies
DISEASES
LIFE change events
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL cooperation
OBSESSIVE-compulsive disorder
PERSONALITY assessment
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH
SEPARATION anxiety
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
EVALUATION research
IMPACT of Event Scale
PSYCHOLOGICAL factors
DIAGNOSIS
PSYCHOLOGY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00910627
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34425733
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-008-9240-x