Patterns of Emotional Reactivity and Regulation in Children with Anxiety Disorders |
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Authors: | Tal Carthy Netta Horesh Alan Apter James J Gross |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel;(2) Schneider Children Medical Center of Israel and Shackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel;(3) Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Jordan Hall, Bldg. 420, Stanford, CA 94305-2130, USA;; |
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Abstract: | Emotion dysregulation is believed to be a key factor in anxiety disorders. However, the empirical basis for this view is limited,
particularly in children and adolescents. This study aimed to examine whether anxious children display negative emotional
hyper-reactivity and deficits in emotion regulation, using a new task that presents ambiguous situations with potentially
threatening meanings. Forty-nine children diagnosed with either generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety, or separation
anxiety disorder, were compared with 42 non-anxious controls. Relative to controls, anxious children demonstrated (a) greater
intensity and frequency of negative emotional responses, (b) deficits in using reappraisal in negative emotional situations
and corresponding deficits in reappraisal self-efficacy, and (c) greater reliance on emotion regulation strategies that increase
the risk of functional impairment, intense negative emotion, and low emotion regulation self-efficacy. Implications for the
assessment and treatment of childhood anxiety are discussed. |
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