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@article{ Legerstee2009, title = {Cognitive coping and childhood anxiety disorders}, author = {Legerstee, Jeroen S. and Garnefski, Nadia and Jellesma, Francine C. and Verhulst, Frank C. and Utens, Elisabeth M. W. J.}, journal = {European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry}, number = {2}, pages = {143-150}, volume = {19}, year = {2009}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-009-0051-6}, urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-202950}, 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 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.}, }