Maternal Cognitions about Distress and Anxiety in Young Latino Children with Disruptive Behaviors

Bibliographic Data

ID2394474
AuthorsEmily Arcia (0000-0001-9797-487X, Mount Sinai Medical Center, corresponding author), Hector Castillo (Miami Behavioral Health Center), Héctor Ismael Olmos Castillo, Maria C Fernandez (0000-0002-8691-1328, University of Miami Mailman Center), María Concepción López Fernández (0000-0002-6204-9825, University of Miami)
Year2004
Volume41
Issue1
Pages99-119
Publication date2004-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTranscultural Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1363-4615 • E-ISSN: 1461-7471
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1363461504041356
PMID15171209
OpenAlexW2001602314
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited22

This study was undertaken to describe how Caribbean Latina mothers understand distress in children, the behaviors that they attribute to it, and the labels that they use to express their cognitions. Findings from 62 mothers of young children with disruptive behaviors indicated that mothers made attributions about anxiety in 40% of the children with a high likeli-hood of clinical anxiety. Hyperactive and restless behavior, but not children's fears, was understood by mothers to reflect anxiety. References to ' nervios' could be categorized into: an illness condition, a crisis condition, and a temperament type. Only temperament usage was applied to children

Anxiety · Attribution · Cognition · Developmental psychology · Distress · Personality · Psychiatry · Temperament · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Family and Disability Support Research · Psychology · Social Psychology