Behavioral problems in anxious youth: Cross-sectional and prospective associations with reinforcement sensitivity and parental rejection.

ABSTRACT: A subsample of children and young people (CYP) with anxiety disorders presents with comorbid behavioral problems. These CYP have greater impairment in daily life, profit less from current treatments, and have an increased risk for continued mental problems. We investigated two potential explanations for these comorbid behavioral problems. First, high punishment sensitivity (PS) may lead to a strong inclination to experience threat, which may not only elicit anxiety but also defensive behavioral problems. Second, behavioral problems may arise from high reward sensitivity (RS), when rewards are not obtained. Behavioral problems may subsequently elicit parental rejection, thereby fueling anxiety. We used a cross-sectional (age = 16.1, N = 61) and prospective (age = 22.2, N = 91) approach to t

SUBMITTER: Kreuze LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9612547 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature