DSM-defined anxiety disorders symptoms in South African youths: Their assessment and relationship with perceived parental rearing behaviors

Muris, Peter; Loxton, Helene; Neumann, Anna; Plessis, Morné Du; King, Neville J.; Ollendick, Thomas H.

doi:10.1016/j.brat.2005.06.002

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“…Additionally, there was a very strong link between SES and SP, which strikingly exposed the major social inequalities of the impoverished Brazilian community. A replication of this result occurred in a South African study, where colored or black youth developed SAD in connection with parenting styles associated entirely with SES (Muris, Loxton et al 2005). The strength of these results makes it imperative to consider SES as one probable risk factor in the etiology of SAD, most especially in developing nations and as part of a global perspective on this anxiety disorder.…”

Section: Developed Versus Developing Countriesmentioning

confidence: 72%

“…These different groups are subject to the same social and legal structures instituted by a country, but often their identities remain separate and intact. It is alongside this factor, ethnicity, that a recent paper published results on DSM-defi ned anxiety symptoms and perceived parental rearing in South Africa (Muris, Loxton et al 2005). As mentioned above in the parenting section on culture, investigators found signifi cant differences in anxiety across different ethnic groups.…”

Section: Ethnicitymentioning

confidence: 96%

“…One group questioned the limitations of this research by asking whether standardized questionnaires for anxiety symptoms translated into reliable instruments for the detection of anxiety in different cultures and in ethnicities within a single culture. This group also wondered whether there might be a cultural difference in children's anxiety levels due to a disparity in parental rearing behaviors based on different cultural and ethnic groups (Muris, Loxton et al 2005 First, the psychometric properties of the SCARED and EMBU matched up well to those obtained in Western countries. Second, the colored and black youths displayed higher levels of anxiety compared to the white youths.…”

Section: Culturementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Yet, the consensus in the literature is that rates of anxiety disorders are greater for those with a SES disadvantage (Merikangas 2005). This potential risk factor for SAD plays out even more dramatically in developing countries (Vorcaro et al 2004;Muris, Loxton et al 2005). Research suggests that the burden of extreme poverty seems to affect social functioning quite strongly.…”

Section: Societal and Cultural Factors Socioeconomic Status (Ses)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As well, the construct of social anxiety seemed to be culturally defi ned (Kleinknecht et al 1997). When confi ning a study of anxiety disorder symptoms inside one country, researchers also revealed differences in prevalence due to ethnicity (Muris, Loxton et al 2005;Vendlinski et al 2006). Another laboratory decided to study anxiety as it correlated to different birth cohorts as groups representing social trends within a country and found differences between the generations (Twenge 2000).…”

Section: Culture and Societymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Social anxiety disorder: A review of environmental risk factors

Schmidt¹

2008

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Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a debilitating and chronic illness characterized by persistent fear of one or more social or performance situations, with a relatively high lifetime prevalence of 7% to 13% in the general population. Although the last two decades have witnessed enormous growth in the study of biological and dispositional factors underlying SAD, comparatively little attention has been directed towards environmental factors in SAD, even though there has been much ongoing work in the area. In this paper, we provide a recent review and critique of proposed environmental risk factors for SAD, focusing on traditional as well as some understudied and overlooked environmental risk factors: parenting and family environment, adverse life events, cultural and societal factors, and gender roles. We also discuss the need for research design improvements and considerations for future directions.

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Cultural Factors and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Implications for Treatment

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Demetriou

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Anxiety symptoms in Chinese and German adolescents: their relationship with early learning experiences, perfectionism, and learning motivation

Essau¹,

Leung²,

Conradt³

et al. 2008

Depress. Anxiety

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The main aim of this study was to compare the frequency and correlates of DSM-IV anxiety disorder symptoms among non-referred adolescents in Germany and in Hong Kong. A total of 1,022 adolescents (594 from Germany and 428 from Hong Kong) between the ages of 12 and 17 years were investigated. Results showed that adolescents in Hong Kong reported significantly higher levels of anxiety symptoms than adolescents in Germany. Anxiety symptoms showed different correlates in different cultures. Specifically, academic motivational goals to compete to get good grades and to be rewarded for their performance correlated significantly with anxiety symptoms in Hong Kong. In Germany, anxiety symptoms correlated significantly with reinforcement received for anxiety-related problems (i.e., instrumental learning) and with parental verbal transmission about the danger of anxiety (i.e., informational learning). The findings underscore the importance of cultural factors on adolescent's anxiety.

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DSM-defined anxiety disorders symptoms in South African youths: Their assessment and relationship with perceived parental rearing behaviors

Cited by 53 publications

References 24 publications

Social anxiety disorder: A review of environmental risk factors

Social anxiety disorder: A review of environmental risk factors

Cultural Factors and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Implications for Treatment

Anxiety symptoms in Chinese and German adolescents: their relationship with early learning experiences, perfectionism, and learning motivation

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