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Distinct Trajectories of Separation Anxiety in the Preschool Years: Persistence at School Entry and Early-Life Associated Factors
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Battaglia, Marco; Touchette, Évelyne; Garon-Carrier, Gabrielle; Dionne, Ginette; Côté, Sylvana M.; Vitaro, Frank; Tremblay, Richard E.; Boivin, Michel – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2016
Background: Little is known about how children differ in the onset and evolution of separation anxiety (SA) symptoms during the preschool years, and how SA develops into separation anxiety disorder. In a large, representative population-based sample, we investigated the developmental trajectories of SA symptoms from infancy to school entry, their…
Descriptors: Separation Anxiety, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Preschool Children, Longitudinal Studies
Exposure to Potentially Traumatic Events in Early Childhood: Differential Links to Emergent Psychopathology
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Briggs-Gowan, Margaret J.; Carter, Alice S.; Clark, Roseanne; Augustyn, Marilyn; McCarthy, Kimberly J.; Ford, Julian D. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2010
Research NeedsObjective: To examine associations between exposure to potentially traumatic events (PTEs) and clinical patterns of symptoms and disorders in preschool children. Method: Two hundred and thirteen referred and non-referred children, ages 24 to 48 months (MN = 34.9, SD = 6.7 months) were studied. Lifetime exposure to PTEs (family…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Preschool Children, Psychopathology
Maternal and Child Predictors of Preschool Children's Social Competence
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Diener, Marissa L.; Kim, Do-Yeong – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2004
The present study examined child and maternal predictors of children's social competence in preschool. One hundred ten mothers and their preschool-aged children participated. Mothers completed parent reports of child temperament and self-regulation, and self-reports of maternal separation anxiety. Mothers' interactional style was coded from…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Interpersonal Competence, Mothers, Separation Anxiety