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Published on: September 19, 2019
Changes in maternal expressed emotion toward clinically anxious children following cognitive behavioral therapy
Natalie S Gar1, Jennifer L Hudson
1Centre for Emotional Health, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia.
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to determine whether maternal expressed emotion (criticism and emotional overinvolvement) decreased across treatment for childhood anxiety. Mothers of 48 clinically anxious children (aged 6-14 years) were rated on levels of criticism (CRIT) and emotional overinvolvement (EOI), as measured by a Five Minute Speech Sample (FMSS) from mothers, prior to and following cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for their children's anxiety. Results showed a significant decrease in the proportion of mothers who expressed high levels of criticism and emotional overinvolvement from pretreatment to posttreatment. This finding suggests that interventions aimed at reducing symptoms of child anxiety can also result in a decrease of maternal expressed emotion (criticism and emotional overinvolvement).
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