Parents' Perceptions of Children's Worries in a Changing World

Gottlieb, Dylan; Bronstein, Phyllis

doi:10.1080/00221325.1996.9914849

Cited by 16 publications

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“…Female children tend to report higher levels of worry compared to male children Muris et al 2001), and this pattern has been documented in children as young as 7 years (Silverman et al 1995). Parent report corroborates children's self-report findings, indicating that mothers believe their daughters worry more than their sons (Gottlieb and Bronstein 1996). Another study found that girls reported more specific worries than boys and also endorsed more physical symptoms than boys .…”

Section: Sexsupporting

confidence: 54%

The Developmental Psychopathology of Worry

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Woodruff-Borden

2011

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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Although childhood generalized anxiety disorder is generally understudied, worry, the cardinal feature of GAD, appears to be relatively common in youth. Despite its prevalence, there are few conceptual models of the development of clinical worry in children. The current review provides a framework for integrating the developmental psychopathology perspective, models of worry in adults, and data available on worry in children. General risk factors for the development of worry are considered, as well as potential pathways including genetics, temperament, cognitive, emotional and parenting influences, as well as the influence of cognitive development. Based on this review, it appears unlikely that main effects models will be able to explain the development of GAD or clinical worry in children and that a broad, complex model incorporating a number of factors and their interactions will best describe etiological and maintaining factors. With this perspective in mind, a number of suggestions for future work are offered.

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Section: Sexsupporting

confidence: 54%

The Developmental Psychopathology of Worry

Kertz

Woodruff-Borden

2011

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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“…However, one study failed to find significant statistical differences between boys and girls, despite a few trends [13]. The gender differences in worry seem to be sustained by parent reports too, as mothers believe their daughters worry more than their sons [25].…”

Section: Worry Differences Across Gendermentioning

confidence: 84%

The Penn State Worry Questionnaire for Children: Age, Gender and Clinical Invariance

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Dobrean

Balázsi

et al. 2016

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

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The Penn State Worry Questionnaire for Children (PSWQ-C) is one of the most frequently used instruments to assess worry in children. The current study examines the measurement invariance of the PSWQ-C in a Romanian sample. Participants (n = 759) were recruited from both community and clinical populations. Our findings have replicated the good psychometric properties of the PSWQ-C and of the short PSWQ-C (the original scale with the negative items deleted). Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis has supported measurement invariance (configural, metric, scalar) across gender, age and clinical diagnosis. Convergent validity with other assessment measures has also been established. Finally, the implications of the use of the PSWQ-C in the assessment of anxiety in children and adolescents are discussed.

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“…Children daily life is something that children know the most about. Studies have found that parents do not really know how children spend their time (Funk et al, 1999) or what they are worried about (Gottlieb and Bronstein, 1996) . Hence to answer such questions in the best possible way we need the children to be involved in the studies, at least as our primary source of information.…”

Section: The Consequences Of the Changing Fieldmentioning

confidence: 98%