Cognitive coping and childhood anxiety disorders.
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry
; 19(2): 143-50, 2010 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-19727903
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.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Ansiedad
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Trastornos de Ansiedad
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Adaptación Psicológica
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Emociones
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry
Asunto de la revista:
PEDIATRIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Países Bajos
Pais de publicación:
Alemania