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Perceived control as a mediator of family environment in etiological models of childhood anxiety

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Chorpita, Bruce F., Brown, Timothy A., Barlow, David H.·1998·Behavior Therapy
DOI 10.1016/s0005-7894(98)80043-9
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Recent developments in cognitive and emotion theory emphasize the importance of cognitive dimensions related to control and helplessness. Drawing from evidence in the area of control and explanatory style, the present study used a cross-sectional design to evaluate structural models investigating the relation of perceived control and attribution to family environment, negative affect, and clinical disturbance. It was hypothesized that the anxiogenic and depressogenic influences of a controlling family environment on negative affect would be mediated by cognitive dimensions. A mixed clinical and nonclinical sample of 93 children and their families was assessed, and findings suggested superior fit for the model in which the dimension of perceived control mediated between family environment and negative affect. The findings are discussed with respect to models of the etiology of childhood anxiety.

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Authors
Chorpita, B. F., Brown, T. A., & Barlow, D. H.
Affiliations
  • University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (US)
  • Boston University (US)
Corresponding author
Chorpita, Bruce F.
ORCID
Venue
Behavior Therapy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1998
Volume
29
Issue
3
Pages
457-476
ISSN
0005-7894 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s0005-7894(98)80043-9
OpenAlex
W1989886401
Cited by
200
References
55
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 4 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 15 · 2014: 14 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 16
FWCI
3.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
Behavior Therapy (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
Keywords
perceived control, family environment, childhood anxiety, negative affect, helplessness, attributional style, attribution, depression, causes of anxiety, mediation, children

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