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Characterizing the association between parenting and adolescent social phobia

Objectives: For characterizing the association between parenting and offspring social phobia (SP), contrasting maternal vs. paternal contributions, putative predictors of unfavorable parenting behaviors and its specificity for SP are warranted to delineate targeted prevention and intervention strategies.

Methods: A population-based sample of 1053 adolescents was followed-up using the M-CIDI. Parenting was assessed via questionnaire in offspring passing the high risk period for SP-onset. Natal complications and childhood serious health problems as assessed by maternal reports were hypothesized to relate to unfavorable parenting.

Results: The pattern of maternal overprotection, paternal rejection and lower emotional warmth was associated with SP, but not with other offspring anxiety disorders. Natal complications were related to overprotection and lower emotional warmth; trend-level associations emerged for serious health problems and unfavorable parenting.

Conclusions: Paternal behavior appears particularly relevant for SP. The pattern of maternal overprotection, paternal rejection and lower emotional warmth was observed in SP only, suggesting that its detailed assessment provides a promising opportunity for targeted prevention and intervention in SP.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:27095
Date January 2012
CreatorsKnappe, Susanne, Beesdo-Baum, Katja, Fehm, Lydia, Lieb, Roselind, Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich
PublisherTechnische Universität Dresden
Source SetsHochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typedoc-type:article, info:eu-repo/semantics/article, doc-type:Text
SourceJournal of Anxiety Disorders, Bd. 26 (2012), Nr. 5, S. 608-616, ISSN: 0887-6185
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Relation10.1016/j.janxdis.2012.02.014

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