Testing reciprocal associations between child anxiety and parenting across early interventions for inhibited preschoolers.
Danielle R NovickChristian T MeyerNicholas J WagnerKenneth H RubinChristina M DankoLea R DoughertyLindsay R DruskinKelly A SmithAndrea Chronis-TuscanoPublished in: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines (2023)
Our findings coincide with developmental transactional models, suggesting that the development of child anxiety may result from child-to-parent influences rather than the reverse, and highlight the importance of targeting parent and child factors simultaneously in early interventions for young, inhibited children.