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To examine the bidirectional and sequential patterns of parent-child behavioral interactions across families characterized by the presence or absence of anxiety disorders.

January 1, 2012Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology

A Sequential Analysis of Parent–Child Interactions in Anxious and Nonanxious Families

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SWSarah Williams SKSarah J. Kertz MSMatthew Schrock

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Observational study reveals reciprocal negative behavior mirroring in anxious parent-child dyads, suggesting critical behavioral feedback loops maintain childhood anxiety.

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To examine the bidirectional and sequential patterns of parent-child behavioral interactions across families characterized by the presence or absence of anxiety disorders.
Evaluated 161 parent-child dyads (children aged 3–12 years) across four groups: anxious parent–anxious child (n = 45), anxious parent–nonanxious child (n = 45), nonanxious parent–anxious child (n = 21), and nonanxious parent–nonanxious child (n = 50).
Recorded and sequentially coded parent and child behaviors across two 10-minute standardized interaction tasks.
Anxious parents of anxious children responded with higher frequencies of negative behaviors during interactions, which children subsequently mirrored.
Nonanxious parents of nonanxious children exhibited higher levels of warmth, eliciting positive reciprocal mirroring from their children.

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Williams et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a833f69325a06cd088cee13 https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2012.632347

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January 1, 2012Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology

A Sequential Analysis of Parent–Child Interactions in Anxious and Nonanxious Families

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SWSarah Williams SKSarah J. Kertz MSMatthew Schrock

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Observational study reveals reciprocal negative behavior mirroring in anxious parent-child dyads, suggesting critical behavioral feedback loops maintain childhood anxiety.

Key Points

To examine the bidirectional and sequential patterns of parent-child behavioral interactions across families characterized by the presence or absence of anxiety disorders.
Evaluated 161 parent-child dyads (children aged 3–12 years) across four groups: anxious parent–anxious child (n = 45), anxious parent–nonanxious child (n = 45), nonanxious parent–anxious child (n = 21), and nonanxious parent–nonanxious child (n = 50).
Recorded and sequentially coded parent and child behaviors across two 10-minute standardized interaction tasks.
Anxious parents of anxious children responded with higher frequencies of negative behaviors during interactions, which children subsequently mirrored.
Nonanxious parents of nonanxious children exhibited higher levels of warmth, eliciting positive reciprocal mirroring from their children.

Cite This Study

Williams et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a833f69325a06cd088cee13 https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2012.632347

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