| Literature DB >> 22659077 |
Martina K Gere1, Marianne A Villabø, Svenn Torgersen, Philip C Kendall.
Abstract
The relationship between overprotective parenting and child anxiety has been examined repeatedly because theories emphasize its role in the maintenance of child anxiety. No study has yet tested whether this relationship is unique to child anxiety, by controlling for commonly co-occurring behavior problems within the same children. The current study examined 190 children (age 7-13, 118 [corrected] boys) referred to mental health clinics and their parents. Results revealed that significant correlations between overprotective parenting and child anxiety symptoms disappear after controlling for co-occurring child behavior symptoms. It appears that overprotection is not uniquely related to child anxiety. Furthermore, overprotective parenting was significantly and uniquely related to child behavior symptoms. Researchers and practitioners need to consider co-occurring child behavior problems when working with the parents of anxious children.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID： 22659077 DOI： 10.1016/j.janxdis.2012.04.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Anxiety Disord ISSN： 0887-6185