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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology 5/2015

01-07-2015

Identifying Moderators of the Link Between Parent and Child Anxiety Sensitivity: The Roles of Gender, Positive Parenting, and Corporal Punishment

Auteurs: Rebecca A. Graham, Carl F. Weems

Gepubliceerd in: Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology | Uitgave 5/2015

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Abstract

A substantial body of literature suggests that anxiety sensitivity is a risk factor for the development of anxiety problems and research has now begun to examine the links between parenting, parent anxiety sensitivity and their child’s anxiety sensitivity. However, the extant literature has provided mixed findings as to whether parent anxiety sensitivity is associated with child anxiety sensitivity, with some evidence suggesting that other factors may influence the association. Theoretically, specific parenting behaviors may be important to the development of child anxiety sensitivity and also in understanding the association between parent and child anxiety sensitivity. In this study, 191 families (n = 255 children and adolescents aged 6–17 and their parents) completed measures of child anxiety sensitivity (CASI) and parenting (APQ-C), and parents completed measures of their own anxiety sensitivity (ASI) and their parenting (APQ-P). Corporal punishment was associated with child anxiety sensitivity and the child’s report of their parent’s positive parenting behaviors moderated the association between parent and child anxiety sensitivity. The child’s gender was also found to moderate the association between parent and child anxiety sensitivity, such that there was a positive association between girls’ and their parents anxiety sensitivity and a negative association in boys. The findings advance the understanding of child anxiety sensitivity by establishing a link with corporal punishment and by showing that the association between parent and child anxiety sensitivity may depend upon the parenting context and child’s gender.
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Drake and Kearney (2008) reported that the CASI unsteady concerns scale correlated with ASI somatic concerns (r = 0.22, p < 0.05), ASI losing control (r = 0.20, p < 0.05), and ASI phrenophobia (r = 0.25, p < 0.05); CASI social concerns correlated with ASI somatic concerns (r = 0.26, p < 0.05), ASI losing control (r = 0.19, p < 0.05), and ASI phrenophobia (r = 0.24, p < 0.05).
 
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HLM findings indicated no family level effects, and therefore, all siblings were retained in the sample.
 
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The pattern was similar in correlations between the subscales of the ASI and CASI (mental concerns, social concerns, and physical concerns); results indicated no significant associations.
 
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Significant HLM findings remained when excluding fathers (n = 14) from the sample.
 
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Metagegevens
Titel
Identifying Moderators of the Link Between Parent and Child Anxiety Sensitivity: The Roles of Gender, Positive Parenting, and Corporal Punishment
Auteurs
Rebecca A. Graham
Carl F. Weems
Publicatiedatum
01-07-2015
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology / Uitgave 5/2015
Print ISSN: 2730-7166
Elektronisch ISSN: 2730-7174
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-014-9945-y

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