The role of self-statements as a mediator in treatment for youth with anxiety disorders

被引:99
作者
Kendall, Philip C.
Treadwell, Kimberli R. H.
机构
[1] Temple Univ, Dept Psychol, Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders Clin, Philadelphia, PA 19122 USA
[2] Univ Connecticut, Dept Psychol, Storrs, CT 06269 USA
关键词
child; anxiety; treatment; mediators; cognitive change;
D O I
10.1037/0022-006X.75.3.380
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
The authors investigated features of self-statements as predictors of anxiety in children with and without anxiety disorder (AD) and as a mediator of treatment of ADs in children. Children (N = 145) between the ages of 9 and 13 years participated (71 AD youth, 84 controls). Self-statements were classified by valence and content. Results indicated that children's anxious, but not positive or depressed, self-statements significantly predicted anxiety in children with and without AD. For children with AD, changes in anxious self-statements mediated treatment gains, replicating a previously reported finding. A states of mind ratio mediated only 1 outcome measure, and positive and depressive cognitions served no mediating role. The impact of anxious self-talk on children's adjustment and implications for cognitive theory of anxiety in children are discussed.
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页码:380 / 389
页数:10
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