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Parental Responses to Positive and Negative Emotions in Anxious and Nonanxious Children

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Hudson, Jennifer L., Comer, Jonathan S., Kendall, Philip C.·2008·Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology
DOI 10.1080/15374410801955839PMC PMC2677179
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This study examined the role of multiple children's emotions and parental anxiety during parent-child interactions of anxiety disordered (AD) and nonanxious (NA) children ages 7 to 13 years. Families (mother, father, child) each discussed three recent and real separate situations in which the child experienced anxiety, anger, and happiness. Results revealed significant differences in behavior between parents of AD and NA children. Maternal behavior, but not paternal behavior, was related to the emotion the child was experiencing. Mothers of AD children displayed greater intrusive involvement than mothers of NA children in those situations in which the child was experiencing negative affect. A significant interaction was evident between maternal anxiety disorder and emotion, whereby anxious mothers were more intrusive in situations involving anxiety and anger (compared to positive emotion situations), whereas nonanxious mothers were more intrusive only during situations involving anger.

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  • Parents are more likely to support their children when they display negative emotions or mood disorders.

    “Some previous research has shown that parents are more likely to support their children when they display negative emotions or mood disorders.55”

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    The Discussion (page not provided) says parents may provide more assistance when a child is distressed than when the child is happy. But it characterizes that assistance as intrusive involvement, not necessarily support; the Results (page not provided) also report more nonsupportive responses to negative emotions among parents of anxious children. The paper does not establish the claim for mood disorders generally. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Authors
Hudson, J. L., Comer, J. S., & Kendall, P. C.
Affiliations
  • Macquarie University (AU)
  • Columbia University (US)
  • Temple University (US)
Corresponding author
Hudson, Jennifer L.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2008-04-16
Volume
37
Issue
2
Pages
303-313
ISSN
  • 1537-4416 (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-4424
DOI
10.1080/15374410801955839
PMC
PMC2677179
OpenAlex
W2071264439
Cited by
136
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FWCI
6.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (T32MH016434)
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 › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Keywords
parental anxiety, childhood anxiety, parent-child interaction, maternal behavior, paternal behavior, children's emotions, anger, positive emotions, negative emotions, anxiety disorders
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Anger, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Anxiety, Separation, Child, Communication, Emotions, Father-Child Relations, Female, Happiness, Humans, Male, Mother-Child Relations, Mutism, Parents, Phobic Disorders, Psychopathology, Child of Impaired Parents, Parenting

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