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The relationship between parental anxiety, child’s behavioral inhibition and child anxiety

vol10.1.5.2021ABSTRACTThe purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the role of a child’s behavioral inhibition in mediating the relationship between parental anxiety and childhood anxiety in the Malaysian context. Participants were 92 parents (father = 23, mother = 69) o...

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Main Authors: Azham, Adlina Aisya, Janon, Nazariah Shar'ie
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Language:English
Published: UPSI Press 2021
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BF712 Developmental psychology
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/90192/8/90192_The%20relationship%20between%20parental%20anxiety%2C%20child%E2%80%99s%20behavioral%20inhibition%20and%20child%20anxiety.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/90192/
https://ojs.upsi.edu.my/index.php/SAECJ/article/view/4996
https://doi.org/10.37134/saecj.vol10.1.5.2021
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spelling my.iium.irep.901922021-06-14T04:39:00Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/90192/ The relationship between parental anxiety, child’s behavioral inhibition and child anxiety Azham, Adlina Aisya Janon, Nazariah Shar'ie BF712 Developmental psychology vol10.1.5.2021ABSTRACTThe purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the role of a child’s behavioral inhibition in mediating the relationship between parental anxiety and childhood anxiety in the Malaysian context. Participants were 92 parents (father = 23, mother = 69) of young children aged four to six years old. They completed three measures which were The Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), The Preschool Anxiety Scale (PAS), and Behavioral Inhibition Questionnaire (BIQ). Results indicated that there was a correlation between;(i) parental anxiety and child anxiety; and (ii) child’s behavioral inhibition and child anxiety, which supported our hypothesis. However, our findings did not provide support for the hypothesis that a child’s behavioral inhibition plays a mediating role in the association between parental anxiety and childhood anxiety. Although this study does not illuminate the mediating role of a child’s behavioral inhibition, our results still provided a groundwork for the development of a specific early intervention program for young children in Malaysia with childhood anxiety symptoms, with the inclusion of precursors of the presence of parental anxiety and child’s behavioral inhibition. Future improvements should focus on recruiting a larger sample size and incorporating the feedback from both father and mother in completing the measures. UPSI Press 2021-04-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/90192/8/90192_The%20relationship%20between%20parental%20anxiety%2C%20child%E2%80%99s%20behavioral%20inhibition%20and%20child%20anxiety.pdf Azham, Adlina Aisya and Janon, Nazariah Shar'ie (2021) The relationship between parental anxiety, child’s behavioral inhibition and child anxiety. Southeast Asia Early Childhood Journal, 10 (1). pp. 50-61. ISSN 2289-3156 E-ISSN 2550-1763 https://ojs.upsi.edu.my/index.php/SAECJ/article/view/4996 https://doi.org/10.37134/saecj.vol10.1.5.2021
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Azham, Adlina Aisya
Janon, Nazariah Shar'ie
The relationship between parental anxiety, child’s behavioral inhibition and child anxiety
description vol10.1.5.2021ABSTRACTThe purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the role of a child’s behavioral inhibition in mediating the relationship between parental anxiety and childhood anxiety in the Malaysian context. Participants were 92 parents (father = 23, mother = 69) of young children aged four to six years old. They completed three measures which were The Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), The Preschool Anxiety Scale (PAS), and Behavioral Inhibition Questionnaire (BIQ). Results indicated that there was a correlation between;(i) parental anxiety and child anxiety; and (ii) child’s behavioral inhibition and child anxiety, which supported our hypothesis. However, our findings did not provide support for the hypothesis that a child’s behavioral inhibition plays a mediating role in the association between parental anxiety and childhood anxiety. Although this study does not illuminate the mediating role of a child’s behavioral inhibition, our results still provided a groundwork for the development of a specific early intervention program for young children in Malaysia with childhood anxiety symptoms, with the inclusion of precursors of the presence of parental anxiety and child’s behavioral inhibition. Future improvements should focus on recruiting a larger sample size and incorporating the feedback from both father and mother in completing the measures.
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author Azham, Adlina Aisya
Janon, Nazariah Shar'ie
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title The relationship between parental anxiety, child’s behavioral inhibition and child anxiety
title_short The relationship between parental anxiety, child’s behavioral inhibition and child anxiety
title_full The relationship between parental anxiety, child’s behavioral inhibition and child anxiety
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title_full_unstemmed The relationship between parental anxiety, child’s behavioral inhibition and child anxiety
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