Your Fear is My Fear
The Relationship Between Parental and Offspring Anxieties
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13406027 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dirk Adolph (0000-0001-9068-9910, Ruhr University Bochum, corresponding author), Jürgen Margraf (0000-0001-5207-7016, Ruhr University Bochum), Silvia Schneider (0000-0003-0698-8411, Ruhr University Bochum) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 772-781 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Child Psychiatry & Human Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-398X • E-ISSN: 1573-3327 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10578-020-01060-y |
| PMID | 32948972 |
| OpenAlex | W3087273028 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 47 |
Contrary to the well-documented link between parental and offspring clinical anxiety, little is known about the relationship between parental everyday-life anxieties (e.g., concerning family, finances, health) and offspring anxieties. To close this gap, we assessed the frequency of parental symptoms of DSM-IV anxiety disorders and everyday-life anxieties, as well as the frequency of offspring anxiety symptoms in a representative sample by self-report. Parents reported that 48.4% of the children were free of specific symptoms of DSM-IV anxiety disorders within the last 12 months, 39.2% showed low symptom load (1-3 symptoms) and 12.4% were moderately or severely strained (4-10 symptoms). Replicating previous studies, parental DSM-IV symptoms increased offspring risk for the same symptoms. In addition, parental everyday-life anxieties showed a positive relationship with offspring symptom severity. Demographic variables (female sex, low socioeconomic status and younger age) and parental anxiety markers explained 18% of variance in offspring symptom severity. The data are discussed in light of current models of familial transmission
Developmental psychology · Offspring · Pregnancy · Psychoanalysis · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |