Homotypic Versus Heterotypic Continuity of Anxiety Symptoms in Young Adolescents: Evidence for Distinctions Between DSM-IV Subtypes

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In the original publication homotypic and heterotypic continuity of anxiety symptoms were assessed in young adolescents from the general population across a 2-year interval. Variances reflecting homotypic and heterotypic continuity were calculated with regression analyses. In the publication, the correct variances are presented in the tables, but the discussion was based partly on incorrect variances. While writing the paper, results of Table 4 were misread. As a result, variances reflecting main sex effects (Table 4 row 3), that are in the line below variances that reflect homotypic continuity (Table 4 row 2), were erroneously regarded as variances for homotypic continuity. This suggested that homotypic continuity was relatively high for symptoms of separation anxiety (SAD), generalized anxiety (GAD), and social phobia (SoPh), and for panic symptoms (PD) in girls. …