Is Family Expressiveness as Reported by Mothers and Fathers Related to Children’s Social Anxiety Symptoms?

Noguchi, Ryoichi J. P.; Ollendick, Thomas H.

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“…We identified four more recent cross-sectional correlational studies using self-report, on the relation between paternal and maternal parenting and child anxiety. Noguchi and Ollendick (2010) found that more family expressiveness as perceived by the father (e.g., "we say anything we want around the home") was in older youth with psychopathology (n = 178) associated with more social anxiety, whereas family expressiveness as perceived by the mother was associated with less youth social anxiety (the latter finding was in line with predictions that family expressiveness protects against social anxiety). Note however that most of the sample suffered from ADHD or oppositional defiant disorder, and social anxiety may actually be a protective factor against social impulsivity for these children.…”

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The Evolutionary Basis of Sex Differences in Parenting and Its Relationship with Child Anxiety in Western Societies

Möller

Majdandžić

Vente

et al. 2012

Journal of Experimental Psychopathology

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In this review, we discuss the evolutionary basis of differences in paternal and maternal parenting behavior in Western societies and apply this to the intergenerational transmission of anxiety. The different specializations that males and females developed during the course of human evolution (e.g., social competition, risk taking, taking chances for males, and care, nurturing, intimate bonding for females), are expected to be reflected in their parenting behavior, which evidence confirms. Research is reviewed in which fathers' and mothers' role in (overcoming) child anxiety is examined. It seems that some parenting behaviors are protective for anxiety if they are expressed by the parent of one sex, but are a risk for anxiety development if the other parent displays them. Finally, we propose that it might be more difficult for anxious men to teach their sons their gender role, as anxiety hinders exploring the external world and competing with others, whereas anxiety in women is not likely to negatively affect teaching their gender role of protecting, caring and nurturing to their daughters.

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confidence: 78%

The Evolutionary Basis of Sex Differences in Parenting and Its Relationship with Child Anxiety in Western Societies

Möller

Majdandžić

Vente

et al. 2012

Journal of Experimental Psychopathology

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“…Previous studies have tended to focus on the impact of family factors on the development, risk and treatment of anxiety disorder (Rapee, 2012). In particular, family expressiveness is associated with social anxiety symptoms, with the family expressiveness reported by fathers positively related to social anxiety symptoms and the family expressiveness, which means the emotional expression from parents, reported by mothers negatively related to social anxiety symptoms (Noguchi & Ollendick, 2010). Hudson and Rapee (2005) noted that the family environment was latently influential during the development of some mental disorders, and other studies have identified that marriage conditions and family environment affect adolescents and emerging adults – particularly with regard to separation anxiety (Kins, Soenens, & Beyers, 2013).…”

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Family functioning, social support, and quality of life for patients with anxiety disorder

Wang

Chen

Tan

et al. 2015

Int J Soc Psychiatry

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“…Quality of relationship with the parent is, therefore, one potential moderator to be examined in future studies. There also appears to be differential relations among constructs based on child gender (Isley, O'Neil, Clatfelter, & Parke, 1999; Noguchi & Ollendick, 2010); unfortunately, we did not have a sufficient sample size to examine the moderating influence of child or parent gender.…”

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Parent emotional expressiveness and children's self-regulation: Associations with abused children's school functioning

Haskett

Stelter

Proffit

et al. 2012

Child Abuse & Neglect

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Objective Identifying factors associated with school functioning of abused children is important in prevention of long-term negative outcomes associated with school failure. The purpose of this study was to examine the degree to which parent emotional expressiveness and children's self-regulation predicted early school behavior of abused children. Methods The sample included 92 physically abused children ages 4-7 and one of their parents (95.7% mothers). Parents completed a measure of their own emotional expressiveness, and parents and teachers provided reports of children's self-regulatory skills. Children's school functioning was measured by observations of playground aggression and teacher reports of aggression and classroom behavior. Results Parents’ expression of positive and negative emotions was associated with various aspects of children's self-regulation and functioning in the school setting. Links between self-regulation and children's school adjustment were robust; poor self-regulation was associated with higher aggression and lower cooperation and self-directed behavior in the classroom. There was minimal support for a mediating role of children's self-regulation in links between parent expressiveness and children's behavior. Practice implications Findings point to the relevance of parent emotional expressivity and children's self-regulatory processes in understanding physically abused children's functioning at the transition to school. Although further research is needed, findings indicate that increasing parental expression of positive emotion should be a focus in treatment along with reduction in negativity of abusive parents. Further, addressing children's self-regulation could be important in efforts to reduce aggression and enhance children's classroom competence.

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Is Family Expressiveness as Reported by Mothers and Fathers Related to Children’s Social Anxiety Symptoms?

Abstract: We examined family expressiveness as reported by mothers and fathers with respect to children's report of social anxiety symptoms.

Cited by 13 publications

References 34 publications

The Evolutionary Basis of Sex Differences in Parenting and Its Relationship with Child Anxiety in Western Societies

The Evolutionary Basis of Sex Differences in Parenting and Its Relationship with Child Anxiety in Western Societies

Family functioning, social support, and quality of life for patients with anxiety disorder

Parent emotional expressiveness and children's self-regulation: Associations with abused children's school functioning

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