Social and Adaptive Functioning Deficits in Children with Anxiety Disorders: The Buffering Effects of Effortful Control
- 19-05-2023
- Original Article
Gepubliceerd in:
- Auteurs
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Karina Silva
Karina Silva
- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, 77204, Houston, USA
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Andres G. Viana
Corresponderende auteur Andres G. Viana
- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, 77204, Houston, USA
- Texas Institute of Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistics, University of Houston, 77204, Houston, USA
- Child Temperament, Thoughts, and Emotions Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Houston, 77204, Houston, USA
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Erika S. Trent
Erika S. Trent
- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, 77204, Houston, USA
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Elizabeth M. Raines
Elizabeth M. Raines
- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, 77204, Houston, USA
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Haley Conroy Busch
Haley Conroy Busch
- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, 77204, Houston, USA
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Jessica Hernandez Ortiz
Jessica Hernandez Ortiz
- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, 77204, Houston, USA
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Mallory R. Cotton
Mallory R. Cotton
- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, 77204, Houston, USA
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Michael J. Zvolensky
Michael J. Zvolensky
- Department of Psychology, University of Houston, 77204, Houston, USA
- Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 77030, Houston, USA
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Eric A. Storch
Eric A. Storch
- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, 77030, Houston, USA
- Gepubliceerd in
- Cognitive Therapy and Research | Uitgave 4/2023
Abstract
Introduction
Although effortful control—the ability to restrain impulsive reactions in favor of more adaptive responses—has been identified as a protective factor for childhood anxiety, the protective effects of effortful control in terms of anxious children’s social/adaptive functioning remains unexplored. The present study examined the moderating role of effortful control in the association between anxiety symptom severity and social/adaptive functioning in a sample of clinically anxious youth.
Method
One hundred and five clinically anxious youth (M = 10.07 years, SD = 1.22; 57% female; 61% ethnic minority) and their clinically anxious mothers (M = 39.35 years, SD = 7.05) completed questionnaires assessing effortful control, anxiety symptoms, and social/adaptive functioning as part of a baseline assessment.
Results
Greater effortful control was statistically significantly associated with better individual social/adaptive functioning scores and lower anxiety scores. Moderation analyses revealed that greater anxiety symptom severity was associated with poorer peer relationships among youth with lower (vs. higher) effortful control.
Discussion
Greater effortful control was associated with better social/adaptive functioning and lower anxiety among anxious youth. The negative effects of anxiety on the peer relationships of clinically anxious youth were also buffered by better effortful control. Clinical implications and directions for future research are discussed.
- Titel
- Social and Adaptive Functioning Deficits in Children with Anxiety Disorders: The Buffering Effects of Effortful Control
- Auteurs
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Karina Silva
Andres G. Viana
Erika S. Trent
Elizabeth M. Raines
Haley Conroy Busch
Jessica Hernandez Ortiz
Mallory R. Cotton
Michael J. Zvolensky
Eric A. Storch
- Publicatiedatum
- 19-05-2023
- Uitgeverij
- Springer US
- Gepubliceerd in
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Cognitive Therapy and Research / Uitgave 4/2023
Print ISSN: 0147-5916
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2819 - DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-023-10380-x
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