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26-04-2015 | Original Article

Child Anxiety and the Processing of Ambiguity

Auteurs: Helen F. Dodd, Suzannah Stuijfzand, Talia Morris, Jennifer L. Hudson

Gepubliceerd in: Cognitive Therapy and Research | Uitgave 5/2015

Abstract

An association between interpretation of ambiguity and anxiety may exist in children, but findings have been equivocal. The present research utilized the Interpretation Generation Questionnaire for Children (IGQ-C), a novel measure that breaks down the processing of ambiguity into three steps: the generation of possible interpretations, the selection of the most likely interpretation and the anticipated emotional response to the ambiguous situation. The IGQ-C was completed by 103 children aged 11–12 years, 28 of whom had a clinical anxiety disorder. There was some evidence for an association between anxiety and: (1) the generation of initial negative interpretations; (2) the generation of a greater number of negative interpretations overall; and (3) the selection of negative responses. These findings were not consistent across measures of anxiety. A more convincing association was found between child anxiety and anticipated emotional response to the ambiguous scenarios, with anxious children anticipating more negative emotion.

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Titel: Child Anxiety and the Processing of Ambiguity
Auteurs: Helen F. Dodd
Suzannah Stuijfzand
Talia Morris
Jennifer L. Hudson
Publicatiedatum: 26-04-2015
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Cognitive Therapy and Research / Uitgave 5/2015
Print ISSN: 0147-5916
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2819
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-015-9689-1

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