Social versus non‐social behavioral inhibition: Differential prediction from early childhood of long‐term psychosocial outcomes

Tan, Enda; Zeytinoglu, Selin; Morales, Santiago; Buzzell, George A.; Almas, Alisa N.; Degnan, Kathryn A.; Chronis‐Tuscano, Andrea; Henderson, Heather A.; Pine, Daniel S.

doi:10.1111/desc.13427

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“…More specifically, four profiles of children were identified: nonsocial approachers, social approachers, nonsocial avoiders, and social avoiders. Although unexpected, this finding is in line with prior work that has found distinct social and nonsocial components of behavioral temperament, such as behavioral inhibition (Dyson et al, 2011;Tan et al, 2023). This finding is also interesting to consider in light of other work on social wariness that has found differences in forms and functions of behaviors across contexts.…”

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“…However, not all children rated high on measures of inhibition or exuberance develop emotional and behavioral problems or even necessarily demonstrate heightened levels of inhibition or exuberance across all contexts. Differences in these behaviors across contexts as well as in relation to psychological outcomes suggest there may be more heterogeneity within the inhibited and exuberant classifications than typically recognized Dyson et al, 2011;Tan et al, 2023). Therefore, the context in which the approach or avoidance behaviors occur may be relevant for understanding the relation between behavioral motivation strategies and later psychological functioning.…”

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Context‐dependent approach and avoidance behavioral profiles as predictors of psychopathology

Kelsey,

Fasman,

Quigley

et al. 2023

Developmental Science

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Inhibition (a temperamental profile characterized by elevated levels of avoidance behaviors) is associated with increased likelihood for developing anxiety and depression, whereas exuberance (a temperamental profile characterized by elevated levels of approach behaviors) is associated with increased likelihood for developing externalizing conditions (e.g., attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and conduct disorder). However, not all children who exhibit high levels of approach or avoidance behaviors develop emotional or behavioral problems. In this preregistered study, we assessed context‐dependent profiles of approach and avoidance behaviors in 3‐year‐old children (N = 366). Using latent profile analysis, four groups were identified: nonsocial approachers, social approachers, social avoiders, and nonsocial avoiders. Analyses revealed that there were minimal differences in internalizing and externalizing symptoms across the four context‐dependent groups. However, exploratory analyses assessed whether high levels of approach or avoidance combined across contexts, similar to findings reported in prior work, were related to psychopathology. Children identified as high in avoidance behavior at 3 years of age were more likely to show internalizing symptoms at 3 years of age but not at 5 years of age. Children high in approach were more likely to meet criteria for anxiety and externalizing disorders by age 5 years. These findings further our understanding of individual differences in how young children adjust their behavior based on contextual cues and may inform methods for identifying children at increased likelihood for the development of emotional and behavioral problems.Research Highlights Context‐dependent approach and avoidance profiles were identified in 3‐year‐old children using a person‐centered approach. Children who were high in approach behavior, regardless of context, at age three had a higher likelihood for developing an anxiety or externalizing disorder by age five. These findings may help identify children at increased risk of developing emotional and behavioral problems.

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Context‐dependent approach and avoidance behavioral profiles as predictors of psychopathology

Kelsey,

Fasman,

Quigley

et al. 2023

Developmental Science

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Parenting as a Moderator of the Relation Between Child Inhibited Temperament and Anxiety in Western Contexts: A Systematic Review

Aaron,

Caley,

Kiel

2024

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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The literature on the role of parenting in the relation between child inhibited temperament and child anxiety is inconsistent, with some literature supporting a moderating role and some literature supporting alternative (e.g., mediating) roles. A systematic review of the evidence that parenting moderates the longitudinal relation between child inhibited temperament and child anxiety is needed. A systematic review of the literature was conducted in February and March of 2022 and repeated in January of 2024. Ten articles met criteria for inclusion, with 39 moderation analyses of interest among them. All included studies were conducted in Western contexts with predominately White, middle-class families. Thus, the current review can only be generalized to this population. Despite inconsistent findings, some evidence indicated that avoidance-promoting parenting behaviors such as overprotection and overinvolvement moderate the relation between child inhibited temperament and social anxiety symptoms, in particular. There was a lack of evidence that parenting behaviors moderate the relation between child inhibited temperament and anxiety disorders, and that affect-related parenting behaviors (e.g., negativity) moderate the relation between child inhibited temperament and non-social anxiety symptoms. There was mixed evidence regarding the moderating role of control-related parenting behaviors in the relation between child inhibited temperament and non-social anxiety symptoms, with some evidence that encouraging behaviors moderate this relation. Future research is needed to clarify these inconsistent and nuanced findings and investigate this moderation in non-Western, non-White, and low-income populations.

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Social Effort Discounting Reveals Domain-General and Social-Specific Motivation Components

Savage,

Prettyman,

Jenkins

et al. 2024

Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging

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Social versus non‐social behavioral inhibition: Differential prediction from early childhood of long‐term psychosocial outcomes

Cited by 3 publications

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Context‐dependent approach and avoidance behavioral profiles as predictors of psychopathology

Context‐dependent approach and avoidance behavioral profiles as predictors of psychopathology

Parenting as a Moderator of the Relation Between Child Inhibited Temperament and Anxiety in Western Contexts: A Systematic Review

Social Effort Discounting Reveals Domain-General and Social-Specific Motivation Components

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