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Fear, Anxiety and Perceived Control in Children of Agoraphobic Parents
Author(s) -
Capps Lisa,
Sigman Marian,
Sena Rhonda,
Heoker Barbara,
Whalen Carol
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1996.tb01425.x
Subject(s) - anxiety , psychology , psychopathology , agoraphobia , clinical psychology , anxiety disorder , psychiatry , socioeconomic status , perceived control , developmental psychology , medicine , population , environmental health
Sixteen children ( M = 11 years) of agoraphobic parents were compared with no children of parents with no history of psychopathology, matched on age. gender and socioeconomic status The majority (68%) of children of agoraphobic parents met DSM‐III‐R diagnostic criteria, anxiety disorders being must common. They reported more fear and anxiety and less control over various risks than did comparison children. Groups’ perceptions of the prevalence and their vulnerability to these risks did nut differ. Agoraphobic mothers reported more separation anxiety than did comparison mothers, and maternal separation anxiety was negatively correlated with children's perceived control. Results are related to models of anxiety transmission.