Behavioral inhibition and dual mechanisms of anxiety risk: Disentangling neural correlates of proactive and reactive control.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Behavioral inhibition (BI) is a temperament style characterized by heightened reactivity and negative affect in response to novel people and situations, and it predicts anxiety problems later in life. However, not all BI children develop anxiety problems, and mounting evidence suggests that how one manages their cognitive resources (cognitive control) influences anxiety risk. The present study tests whether more (proactive control) or less (reactive control) planful cognitive strategies moderate relations between early BI and later anxiety.

Methods

Participants included 112 adolescents (55% female; M _age = 15.4 years) whose temperament was assessed during toddlerhood. In adolescence, participants completed an AX Continuous Performance Test

SUBMITTER: Valadez EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8477434 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature