[article]
| Titre : |
The role of child behavioral inhibition in the intergenerational transmission of anxiety in early childhood |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Michelle BOSQUET ENLOW, Auteur ; Asja ABRON, Auteur ; Dashiell SACKS, Auteur ; Caroline M. KESLEY, Auteur ; Charles A. NELSON, Auteur |
| Article en page(s) : |
p.1841-1853 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Mots-clés : |
anxiety behavioral inhibition early childhood intergenerational temperament |
| Index. décimale : |
PER Périodiques |
| Résumé : |
Although the intergenerational transmission of anxiety is well documented, the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. In a community sample of mother–child dyads (N = 541; 54% male, 72% non-Hispanic White), we examined whether child behavioral inhibition (BI), a temperament characteristic that increases anxiety risk, mediated and/or moderated associations between maternal and child symptoms in early childhood. Greater maternal symptoms in infancy and at 3 years were associated with greater child symptoms at 3 years and 5 years (rs = .15–.23, ps < .01), but not with child BI at 3 years (rs = .00–.01, ps > .92). Thus, evidence for mediation was not observed. Moderation analyses revealed an interactive effect at 3 years (β = −0.13, p = .009): Among children with high BI, child symptoms were elevated regardless of maternal symptoms. Among children with moderate to low BI, greater maternal symptoms were associated with greater child symptoms. A similar pattern was observed at 5 years (β = −0.10, p = .113). Such associations were not observed when testing maternal depressive symptoms as predictor or child externalizing symptoms as outcome, supporting specificity for BI in intergenerational anxiety processes. Sex-specific effects in relation to BI were not observed. These findings contribute to our understanding of the role of child BI in the intergenerational transmission of anxiety in early childhood. |
| En ligne : |
https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579426101643 |
| Permalink : |
https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=594 |
in Development and Psychopathology > 38-4 (October 2026) . - p.1841-1853
[article] The role of child behavioral inhibition in the intergenerational transmission of anxiety in early childhood [texte imprimé] / Michelle BOSQUET ENLOW, Auteur ; Asja ABRON, Auteur ; Dashiell SACKS, Auteur ; Caroline M. KESLEY, Auteur ; Charles A. NELSON, Auteur . - p.1841-1853. Langues : Anglais ( eng) in Development and Psychopathology > 38-4 (October 2026) . - p.1841-1853
| Mots-clés : |
anxiety behavioral inhibition early childhood intergenerational temperament |
| Index. décimale : |
PER Périodiques |
| Résumé : |
Although the intergenerational transmission of anxiety is well documented, the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. In a community sample of mother–child dyads (N = 541; 54% male, 72% non-Hispanic White), we examined whether child behavioral inhibition (BI), a temperament characteristic that increases anxiety risk, mediated and/or moderated associations between maternal and child symptoms in early childhood. Greater maternal symptoms in infancy and at 3 years were associated with greater child symptoms at 3 years and 5 years (rs = .15–.23, ps < .01), but not with child BI at 3 years (rs = .00–.01, ps > .92). Thus, evidence for mediation was not observed. Moderation analyses revealed an interactive effect at 3 years (β = −0.13, p = .009): Among children with high BI, child symptoms were elevated regardless of maternal symptoms. Among children with moderate to low BI, greater maternal symptoms were associated with greater child symptoms. A similar pattern was observed at 5 years (β = −0.10, p = .113). Such associations were not observed when testing maternal depressive symptoms as predictor or child externalizing symptoms as outcome, supporting specificity for BI in intergenerational anxiety processes. Sex-specific effects in relation to BI were not observed. These findings contribute to our understanding of the role of child BI in the intergenerational transmission of anxiety in early childhood. |
| En ligne : |
https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579426101643 |
| Permalink : |
https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=594 |
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The role of child behavioral inhibition in the intergenerational transmission of anxiety in early childhood in Development and Psychopathology, 38-4 (October 2026)
