Sensation seeking in 3- to 6-year-old children: associations with socio-demographic parameters and behavioural difficulties

Haas, M.P.H Ann; Hiemisch, Andreas; Vogel, Mandy; Wagner, Oleg; Kieß, Wieland; Poulain, Tanja

doi:10.1186/s12887-019-1450-6

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“…These patients reported significantly less masculine attitudes, but higher social commitment and complacence compared to healthy controls. Masculine attitudes include, for example, higher level of sensation seeking associated with a greater propensity for risk taking play behavior 36 . The well‐trained social behavior might be caused by early training of empathy due to own experience with a chronic disease.…”

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Psychological well‐being of early and continuously treated phenylketonuria patients

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Background Despite enormous advances in therapy, phenylketonuria (PKU) remains an incurable, inherited metabolic disease requiring life‐long treatment with potential to negatively impact quality of life and psychological well‐being. Therefore, the aim of this study was to screen early diagnosed and continuously treated children with PKU on psychological strengths and behavioral difficulties. Methods Evaluation of psychological strengths and behavioral difficulties in 49 patients with PKU (23f, 2‐17 years) by Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ; self‐report 11‐17 years and parent‐report 2‐17 years). Comparison to age, sex and BMI‐matched healthy controls (n = 98; 46f). Results In patients with PKU and healthy controls median SDQ Total Difficulties Score and median scores of subscales were within the normal range in parent‐ and self‐report, irrespective of sex and age group (children 2‐10 years, adolescents 11‐17 years). No influence of long‐term metabolic control in PKU on SDQ could be revealed. The 2‐ to 10‐year‐old boys with PKU showed significantly higher scores in Prosocial Behavior compared to their healthy peers (P = .032). Likewise, adolescent boys with PKU showed fewer Conduct Problems (parent‐report, P = .006). Adolescent girls with PKU rated themselves more often as abnormal in the subscale Emotional Problems compared to their healthy peers (P = .041). This subscale was also responsible for a significantly different Total SDQ Difficulties Score between patients and their parents' report (P = .008). Discussion SDQ represents a suitable instrument within the care for patients with PKU. Specific aspects, however, require separate consideration and evaluation with respect to this chronic disease. Special attention should be paid on adolescent PKU girls who seem to be at risk to develop emotional problem.

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“…Kafry 1982;Morrongiello et al 2010). Sensation seeking is higher in male children then female children and is not associated with socio-economic status (Haas et al 2019). Young children who are high in sensation seeking take more risks and are more likely to suffer minor and moderate injuries than those who are lower in sensation seeking (Morrongiello et al 2010).…”

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“…If the conceptual model is correct then these children should have ample opportunities to learn about uncertainty, coping and arousal and, as a result, have lower levels of anxiety. Evidence supports this link; children who are higher in sensation seeking have fewer internalising symptoms (Haas et al 2019), which includes anxiety and depression. It seems likely that children who are high sensation seekers will not require the same level of environmental and social support to engage in adventurous play as children who are low sensation seekers.…”

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Adventurous play as a mechanism for reducing risk for childhood anxiety: a conceptual model

Dodd¹,

Lester²

2020

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In this conceptual article we draw upon the literature regarding cognitive and behavioural factors that underpin childhood anxiety to outline how a range of these risk markers might be targeted through adventurous play. When children play in an adventurous way, climbing trees, riding their bikes fast downhill, jumping from rocks, they experience feelings of fear and excitement, thrill and adrenaline. We propose that the positive, thrilling, playful emotions associated with this type of child-led play facilitates exposure to fear-provoking situations and, in doing so, provides opportunities for children to learn about physiological arousal, uncertainty and coping. We hypothesise that these learning opportunities will, over time, reduce children’s risk for elevated anxiety by increasing children’s expectations and ability to cope with anxiety, decreasing intolerance of uncertainty and preventing catastrophic misinterpretations of physiological arousal. If our conceptual model is correct then ensuring that children have the physical and psychological space required to play in an adventurous way may help to decrease their risk for elevated or clinical anxiety.

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“…If the conceptual model is correct then these children should have ample opportunities to learn about uncertainty, coping and arousal and, as a result, have lower levels of anxiety. Evidence supports this link; children who are higher in sensation seeking have fewer internalising symptoms (Haas et al 2019 ), which includes anxiety and depression. It seems likely that children who are high sensation seekers will not require the same level of environmental and social support to engage in adventurous play as children who are low sensation seekers.…”

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“…Kafry 1982 ; Morrongiello et al 2010 ). Sensation seeking is higher in male children then female children and is not associated with socio-economic status (Haas et al 2019 ). Young children who are high in sensation seeking take more risks and are more likely to suffer minor and moderate injuries than those who are lower in sensation seeking (Morrongiello et al 2010 ).…”

Section: Child Individual Difference Factors Hypothesised To Affect Amentioning

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Adventurous Play as a Mechanism for Reducing Risk for Childhood Anxiety: A Conceptual Model

Dodd

Lester

2021

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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In this conceptual article, we draw upon the literature regarding cognitive and behavioural factors that underpin childhood anxiety to outline how a range of these risk markers might be targeted through adventurous play. When children play in an adventurous way, climbing trees, riding their bikes fast downhill and jumping from rocks, they experience feelings of fear and excitement, thrill and adrenaline. We propose that the positive, thrilling and playful emotions associated with this type of child-led play facilitate exposure to fear-provoking situations and, in doing so, provide opportunities for children to learn about physiological arousal, uncertainty and coping. We hypothesise that these learning opportunities will, over time, reduce children’s risk for elevated anxiety by increasing children’s expectations and ability to cope with anxiety, decreasing intolerance of uncertainty and preventing catastrophic misinterpretations of physiological arousal. If our conceptual model is correct, then ensuring that children have the physical and psychological space required to play in an adventurous way may help to decrease their risk for elevated or clinical anxiety.

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Sensation seeking in 3- to 6-year-old children: associations with socio-demographic parameters and behavioural difficulties

Cited by 10 publications

References 50 publications

Psychological well‐being of early and continuously treated phenylketonuria patients

Psychological well‐being of early and continuously treated phenylketonuria patients

Adventurous play as a mechanism for reducing risk for childhood anxiety: a conceptual model

Adventurous Play as a Mechanism for Reducing Risk for Childhood Anxiety: A Conceptual Model

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