A Cognitive Model of Pathological Worry in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review

Songco, Annabel; Hudson, Jennifer L.; Fox, Elaine

doi:10.1007/s10567-020-00311-7

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“…In terms of health risk behaviours, high sedentary behaviour, having experienced multiple serious injuries, current tobacco use and ever cannabis use increased the likelihood of having WISD. These findings concur with previous studies [ 8 , 14 , 18 , 19 ]. In a systematic review, Yang et al [ 27 ] showed that prolonged sedentary behaviour was associated with sleep disturbance.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…The investigation aimed to estimate the prevalence and correlates of WISD in school adolescents in Lebanon. The prevalence of past 12-month WISD (14.7%) in this study, which was higher than in the 2011 Lebanon GSHS (10.3%) and globally (7.8%), but was lower than in other countries in the Middle East region, e.g., Kuwait (18.9%) and Qatar (17.9%) [ 8 ]. Previous studies among adolescents in the Lebanon confirm the high prevalence of sleep disturbance and anxiety disorders [ 9 , 10 ], calling for school sleep and mental health programmes in this adolescent population in Lebanon.…”

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confidence: 61%

“…Worry-induced sleep disturbance (WISD) is defined as mostly or always “worried about something that you could not sleep at night in the past 12 months” [ 7 ]. Among children and adolescents, in moderation, worry may be adaptive, but if worries persist over time, they can cause clinical concern, and pathological worry has been associated with various problems, including poor academic performance and disrupted sleep [ 8 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In a previous multi-country adolescent school survey [ 7 ], the overall prevalence of WISD was 7.8%, including in Kuwait 18.9% and Qatar 17.9%. In the 2011 Lebanon “Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS)” the prevalence of WISD was 10.3% [ 8 ]. In a local survey among secondary school students in Beirut, Lebanon, a large proportion of students had poor sleep quality (76.5%) [ 9 ], and in household survey among adolescents (N = 510) in Beirut, 26.1% had 30-day psychiatric disorders, including 13.1% anxiety disorders [ 10 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Socio-environmental factors associated with WISD or psychological distress, may include experience of hunger [ 14 ], low peer and low parental support [ 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 ] and school truancy [ 15 ]. Health risk behaviours associated with WISD or psychological distress, may include substance use [ 14 , 17 , 18 ], sedentary behaviour [ 8 , 19 ], frequent fast food consumption [ 20 ], frequent soft drink intake [ 20 ], fast food intake and sedentary behaviour [ 21 ], sexual behaviour [ 14 ] and injury [ 19 ]. This investigation aimed at estimating the prevalence and correlates of WISD among adolescents in Lebanon.…”

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Prevalence of Worry-Induced Sleep Disturbance and Associated Factors among a National Sample of In-School Adolescents in Lebanon

Pengpid

Peltzer

2020

Behavioral Sciences

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Persistent worry can cause significant distress among adolescents. The goal of this study was to estimate the prevalence and correlates of worry-induced sleep disturbance (WISD) among adolescent school children in Lebanon. Cross-sectional, nationally representative data were analysed from 5849 adolescents (15 years median age) that took part in the “2017 Lebanon Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS)”. The results indicate that the prevalence of WISD was 14.7%, 9.6% among males and 17.2% among females. In adjusted logistic regression analysis, loneliness, older age, female sex, having no close friends, infrequent bullying victimization, parents disrespected privacy, current tobacco use, ever cannabis use, high leisure-time sedentary behaviour and having sustained multiple serious injuries (past year) were associated with WISD. In addition, in unadjusted analysis, mostly or always feeling hungry (or low economic status), school truancy, having been physically attacked, frequently being in physical fights (past year), low peer support, parental emotional neglect, parents never checking homework, ever drunk and frequent soft drink intake were positively, and infrequent fast food intake was negatively, associated with WISD. One in seven students reported WISD and several associated factors were identified, which can aid intervention strategies. Multi-level interventions are needed targeting psychosocial distress, social-environmental factors and health risk behaviours to prevent WISD in this adolescent school population.

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confidence: 61%

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Prevalence of Worry-Induced Sleep Disturbance and Associated Factors among a National Sample of In-School Adolescents in Lebanon

Pengpid

Peltzer

2020

Behavioral Sciences

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Adolescents' longitudinal trajectories of mental health and loneliness: The impact of COVID‐19 school closures

Houghton

Kyron

Hunter

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Journal of Adolescence

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Introduction: Longitudinal research examining the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) school closures on the mental health of adolescents is scarce. Prolonged periods of physical and social isolation because of such restrictions may have impacted heavily on adolescents' mental health and loneliness. Methods: The current study addresses a major gap by examining the impact of school closures on the mental health and loneliness of 785, 10-to 17-year-old Western Australian adolescents (mean age = 14.1, SD = 1.31), who were surveyed across four time points: twice before COVID-19, once as schools closed, and once post reopening of schools. Pre-and post-COVID-19 changes in mental health and loneliness were compared using linear mixed models. Random intercept cross-lagged panel models (RI-CLPMs) assessed temporal associations between loneliness, depression symptoms, and positive mental wellbeing. Results: Compared with pre-COVID-19 symptom levels, there were significant increases in depression symptoms, internalizing and externalizing symptoms, and a significant decrease in positive mental wellbeing at different points over time. Symptom change over time differed according to gender and pre-COVID-19 symptom severity. Significant increases in positive attitudes towards being alone and feelings of isolation occurred at different points over time. Gender differences were evident. RI-CLPMs highlighted the predictive significance of friendship quality and having a negative attitude towards being alone over time in relation to depression symptoms. A positive or negative attitude towards being alone was predictive of positive mental wellbeing over time. Conclusion: Findings provide evidence that COVID-19-related school closures adversely affected adolescents' mental health and feelings of loneliness.Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) was declared a global pandemic on March 11, 2020, by the World Health Organisation (2020. Within days, the Western Australian (WA) government implemented disease containment measures to slow the potential spread of the virus. On March 24, 2020, the WA government initiated a phased border restriction policy, which within 2 weeks culminated in a "hard border," preventing persons from other Australian states or international countries entering WA. Already the most isolated capital city in the world, Perth was now effectively completely isolated. Parents were subsequently advised to keep their children at home as schools closed.

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The Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Youth

Weems

Varela

2022

Handbook of Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders

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A Cognitive Model of Pathological Worry in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review

Cited by 26 publications

References 81 publications

Prevalence of Worry-Induced Sleep Disturbance and Associated Factors among a National Sample of In-School Adolescents in Lebanon

Prevalence of Worry-Induced Sleep Disturbance and Associated Factors among a National Sample of In-School Adolescents in Lebanon

Adolescents' longitudinal trajectories of mental health and loneliness: The impact of COVID‐19 school closures

The Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Youth

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