2022
DOI: 10.1002/da.23270
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Targeting cognitive control to reduce anxiety in very young children: A proof of concept study

Abstract: Objective: Underdeveloped cognitive control (CC)-the capacity to flexibly adjust to changing environments-may predispose some children to early onset anxiety disorders and represents a promising intervention target. The current study established and pilot-tested "Camp Kidpower"-a novel group-based, interactive CC training intervention-and assessed its impacts on behavioral and neurophysiological indices of CC among preschool children with elevated anxiety symptoms. Methods: Forty-four anxious children (4-6 yea… Show more

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“…If the role of EF is indeed causal, then our results suggest targeting EF to improve certain outcomes may be warranted in some cases but not in others. For example, some have suggested EF interventions may improve internalizing behaviors in children (Ip et al, 2019;Schroder et al, 2022). Our results suggest this is not likely to be effective.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 67%
“…If the role of EF is indeed causal, then our results suggest targeting EF to improve certain outcomes may be warranted in some cases but not in others. For example, some have suggested EF interventions may improve internalizing behaviors in children (Ip et al, 2019;Schroder et al, 2022). Our results suggest this is not likely to be effective.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 67%