scholarly journals Anxiety in the family: a genetically informed analysis of transactional associations between mother, father and child anxiety symptoms

2019 ◽  
Vol 60 (12) ◽  
pp. 1269-1277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasmin I. Ahmadzadeh ◽  
Thalia C. Eley ◽  
Leslie D. Leve ◽  
Daniel S. Shaw ◽  
Misaki N. Natsuaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
The Family ◽  
Transactional Associations

scholarly journals ‘Anxiety in the family: a genetically informed analysis of transactional associations between mother, father and child anxiety symptoms’

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Child Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
The Family ◽  
Transactional Associations ◽  
Video Abstract

Video abstract from author Yasmin Ahmadzadeh summarising her paper published in the JCPP, 'Anxiety in the family: a genetically informed analysis of transactional associations between mother, father and child anxiety symptoms'

Maternal immune and affiliative biomarkers and sensitive parenting mediate the effects of chronic early trauma on child anxiety

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 1020-1033 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Ulmer-Yaniv ◽  
A. Djalovski ◽  
K. Yirmiya ◽  
G. Halevi ◽  
O. Zagoory-Sharon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Chronic Stress ◽  
Animal Studies ◽  
Stress Reactivity ◽  
Child Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Early Trauma

BackgroundChronic early trauma alters children's stress reactivity and increases the prevalence of anxiety disorders; yet the neuroendocrine and immune mechanisms underpinning this effect are not fully clear. Animal studies indicate that the mother's physiology and behavior mediate offspring stress in a system-specific manner, but few studies tested this external-regulatory maternal role in human children exposed to chronic stress.MethodsWe followed a unique cohort of children exposed to continuous wartime trauma (N= 177; exposed;N= 101, controls;N= 76). At 10 years, maternal and child's salivary immunoglobulin A (s-IgA) and oxytocin (OT), biomarkers of the immune and affiliation systems, were assayed, maternal and child relational behaviors observed, mother and child underwent psychiatric diagnosis, and child anxiety symptoms assessed.ResultsWar-exposed mothers had higher s-IgA, lower OT, more anxiety symptoms, and their parenting was characterized by reduced sensitivity. Exposed children showed higher s-IgA, more anxiety disorders and post traumatic stress disorder, and more anxiety symptoms. Path analysis model defined three pathways by which maternal physiology and behavior impacted child anxiety; (a) increasing maternal s-IgA, which led to increased child s-IgA, augmenting child anxiety; (b) reducing maternal OT, which linked with diminished child OT and social repertoire; and (c) increasing maternal anxiety, which directly impacted child anxiety.ConclusionsOur findings, the first to measure immune and affiliation biomarkers in mothers and children, detail their unique and joint effects on children's anxiety in response to stress; highlight the relations between chronic stress, immune activation, and anxiety in children; and describe how processes of biobehavioral synchrony shape children's long-term adaptation.

scholarly journals Effect of family stress on life satisfaction among female workers during the COVID-19 epidemic in China: Exploring the roles of anxiety symptoms and age

2021 ◽  
pp. 135910532110448
Author(s):  
Songli Mei ◽  
Tongshuang Yuan ◽  
Leilei Liang ◽  
Hui Ren ◽  
Yueyang Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Family Stress ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Direct And Indirect Effects ◽  
Female Workers ◽  
Younger Workers ◽  
The Family ◽  
Negative Effect

The study aimed to investigate the level of life satisfaction (LS) among Chinese female workers after resuming work during the COVID-19 epidemic, and to further explore the potential mediating and moderating roles in the association between family stress and LS. Self-reported questionnaires were completed by 10,175 participants. Results showed that the level of LS decreased. The family stress had a negative effect on LS, and the effect was mediated by anxiety symptoms. Additionally, age moderated the direct and indirect effects within this relationship. Interventions aiming to improve LS should consider these aspects and younger workers should be given special attention.

Is Your Child’s Anxiety Taking Over Your Family?

2020 ◽  
pp. 43-50
Author(s):  
Eli R. Lebowitz
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Parental Behavior ◽  
Child Anxiety ◽  
Childhood Anxiety ◽  
Family Context ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems ◽  
Childhood Disorders ◽  
Psychological Theories ◽  
Natural Tendency ◽  
The Family

This chapter addresses child anxiety in the family context, starting with the myth that parents cause anxiety problems in their children. The idea that parents are responsible for children’s emotional and behavioral problems stems in large part from inaccurate assumptions about human development; outdated psychological theories; misunderstandings of research on the links between parental behavior and childhood disorders; and an incorrect interpretation of family dynamics. On the other hand, a child’s anxiety problem is likely to have an impact on the parents and on the rest of the family. The reason that childhood anxiety, more than other problems, can have such a large impact on parents is that when a child is feeling anxious, they look to their parents to help them feel better. But why are anxious children so reliant on parents? The reason has to do with the very nature of anxiety in humans. The natural tendency of the child to look to the parents for protection and reassurance when feeling worried, scared, or stressed is essentially hardwired into the human brain.

scholarly journals Aspects of Dental Anxiety at Children of Different Ethnicities

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (27) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Ramona Vlad ◽  
Monica Monea ◽  
Eleonora Mircia ◽  
Adriana Mihai
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Family Of Origin ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Child Anxiety ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Economic Level ◽  
Dental Office ◽  
The Family

Objectives: The aim of our study is to identify the differences in how the dental act is perceived among children of different ethnic groups. For this purpose, we started from the hypothesis that the degree of child anxiety at the dentist can be influenced by the socio-economic status of the family of origin. Material and methods: A sample of 115 school children, including 40 Romanian children, 36 Hungarian children and 39 Roma children, aged between 8-9 years old, were interviewed. We have chosen these three ethnic groups to see if there are differences in the perception of the dental act. In terms of psychological method, the questionnaire, the semi-structured interview, and the demonstration were used. Results: The results showed that most children of the Romanian and Hungarian groups had been to the dentist, whereas only 48.71% of the Roma children had been there. The highest degree of anxiety is manifested by the Roma children. There are no significant differences in this study between the answers of Romanian children and Hungarian children regarding the degree of anxiety in the dental office. Conclusions: The study confirmed the hypothesis that the degree of child anxiety at the dentist is influenced by the socio-economic status of the family of origin. When the socio-economic level is low, parents do not go to the dental office for treatment or prevention and this behaviour is passed on to children.

scholarly journals Child anxiety symptoms affect mothers via an environmental mechanism

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Child Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Anxiety Transmission

Intergenerational anxiety associations in families are well reported, but the underlying mechanisms of anxiety transmission are unclear. Now, researchers in the UK and the USA have conducted the first genetically sensitive study to explore the effects of genetic and environmental anxiety transmission in families during middle childhood.

scholarly journals Maternal and paternal influences on the developmental trajectory of childhood anxiety symptoms: a genetically sensitive investigation

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andy Peter Field ◽  
Kathryn J. Lester ◽  
Sam Cartwright-Hatton ◽  
Gordon Harold ◽  
Daniel S. Shaw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Models ◽  
Environmental Influence ◽  
Child Anxiety ◽  
Childhood Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Developmental Trajectory ◽  
Adoptive Parent ◽  
Parameter Estimates ◽  
Adopted Children ◽  
Mothers And Fathers

One theory suggests that anxious fathers may pose a greater environmental influence on childhood anxiety than anxious mothers. This study uses the Early Growth and Development Study (EGDS) to test rearing parent anxiety influences from mothers and fathers on child anxiety symptoms between 18 months and 4.5, while considering inherited influences. The EGDS is a longitudinal, multisite study of adopted children recruited through US adoption agencies, and their adoptive and birth parents. Bayesian latent growth models of the trajectory of child anxiety symptoms over 3 years predicted from inherited (birth parent anxiety) and adoptive parent anxiety influences were compared for maternal and paternal measures. Parameter estimates and their HPD intervals provided evidence that the slope for anxiety symptoms between 18 and 54 months is trivially affected by both rearing parent anxiety and inherited influences from both mothers and fathers. Similarly, rearing parental anxiety and inherited influence from both mothers and fathers had only a very small effect on the intercept for growth (anxiety symptoms at 18 months old). The evidence for differences between mothers and fathers for any of these parameters was, at best, weak. Contrary to theoretical predictions, anxiety in the rearing father is unlikely to have a more important role in fostering child anxiety symptoms than that in the rearing mother.

scholarly journals Association between anxiety symptoms and problematic alcohol use in adolescents

2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianna de Abreu Costa ◽  
Giovanni Abrahão Salum Junior ◽  
Luciano Rassier Isolan ◽  
Jandira Rahmeier Acosta ◽  
Rafaela Behs Jarros ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Emotional Disorders ◽  
Child Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Problematic Alcohol ◽  
Young Subjects ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Problematic Alcohol Use

BACKGROUND: Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent, affecting approximately 10% of individuals throughout life; its onset can be detected since early childhood or adolescence. Studies in adults have shown that anxiety disorders are associated with alcohol abuse, but few studies have investigated the association between anxiety symptoms and problematic alcohol use in early ages. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate if anxiety symptoms are associated with problematic alcohol use in young subjects. METHODS: A total of 239 individuals aged 10-17 years were randomly selected from schools located in the catchment area of Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. The Screen for Child Anxiety-Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) was used to evaluate the presence of anxiety symptoms, and the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST), to evaluate alcohol use. RESULTS: One hundred twenty-seven individuals (53.1% ) reported having already used alcohol. Of these, 14 individuals showed problematic alcohol use (5.8% ). There was no association between lifetime use of alcohol and anxiety symptoms, but mean SCARED scores in individuals with problematic alcohol use was higher if compared to those without problematic use, even after adjustment for age and gender (29.9±8.5 vs. 23.7±11.8, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Despite the limitation of a cross-sectional design, our study suggests that anxiety symptoms are associated with problematic alcohol use early in life.

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