“…Although elevated rates of anxiety are generally observed cross-sectionally, there have been conflicting findings regarding stability and changes in anxiety during childhood and adolescence (Cooper-Vince, Chan, Pincus, & Comer, 2014; Copeland, Angold, Shanahan, & Costello, 2014; Gullone, King, & Ollendick, 2001; Hale Raaijmakers, Muris, van Hoof, & Meeus, 2008). Thus, when attempting to understand patterns of anxiety among youth, it is not only relevant to examine factors predictive of anxiety symptoms more broadly, but also to examine factors associated with stability and change over time, as anxiety during this period is strongly predictive of anxiety and impairments during adulthood (Copeland et al, 2014).…”