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Cognitive coping and childhood anxiety disorders
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Abstract To investigate differences in cognitive coping strategies between anxiety-disordered and non-anxious 9–11-year-old children. Additionally, differences in cognitive coping between specific anxiety disorders were examined. A clinical sample of 131 anxiety-disordered children and a general population s... view more
To investigate differences in cognitive coping strategies between anxiety-disordered and non-anxious 9–11-year-old children. Additionally, differences in cognitive coping between specific anxiety disorders were examined. A clinical sample of 131 anxiety-disordered children and a general population sample of 452 non-anxious children were gathered. All children filled out the child version of the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ-k). Structured clinical interviews were used to assess childhood anxiety disorders. Results showed that anxiety-disordered children experience significantly more 'lifetime' negative life events than non-anxious children. Adjusted for the 'lifetime' experience of negative life events, anxiety-disordered children scored significantly higher on the strategies catastrophizing and rumination, and significantly lower on the strategies positive reappraisal and refocus on planning than non-anxious children. No significant differences in cognitive coping were found between children with specific anxiety disorders. Anxiety-disordered children employ significantly more maladaptive and less adaptive cognitive coping strategies in response to negative life events than non-anxious children. The results suggest that cognitive coping is a valuable target for prevention and treatment of childhood anxiety problems.... view less
Classification
Psychological Disorders, Mental Health Treatment and Prevention
Free Keywords
Anxiety disorders; Cognitive coping; Cognitive emotion regulation; Children; Life events
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
Page/Pages
p. 143-150
Journal
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 19 (2009) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-009-0051-6
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)