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Psychophysiological Assessment of the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Strategies in Childhood
Published on: February 11, 2017
Temporal dynamics of chronic irritability and anxiety: Using the adolescent brain and cognitive development study to
Lillian Blanchard1, Jessica Foy1, Jeffrey D Burke1
1Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States.
Abstract:
Evidence suggests an association between chronic irritability (CI) and anxiety in children; however, the nature of their connection remains unclear. This study examined between- and within-person associations involving CI and anxiety and tested two potentially explanatory covariates: family conflict and peer victimization. Data came from the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development Study. Participants were 9-10 years old at baseline (N = 11,861; 52% white; 48% girls; collected 2016-2018). Random-intercept cross-lagged panel models showed CI and anxiety were associated at the between-person level but not predictive of each other at the within-person level. Developmental pathways involving relational covariates were also not significant. The connection between CI and anxiety may stem from common causes rather than from a developmental process within children.
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