NCJ Number
239210
Journal
Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review Volume: 15 Issue: 1 Dated: March 2012 Pages: 81-91
Date Published
March 2012
Length
11 pages
Annotation
This paper examines one of the most common disorders of childhood and adolescence, social anxiety disorder (SAD).
Abstract
In this paper, one of the most common disorders of childhood and adolescence, social anxiety disorder (SAD), is examined to illustrate the complex and delicate interplay between parent and child factors that can result in normal development gone awry. This parent-child model of SAD posits a host of variables that converge to occasion the onset and maintenance of this disorder. Specifically, five risk factorstemperamental characteristics of the child, parental anxiety, attachment processes in the parent-child dyad, information processing biases, and parenting practiceswill be highlighted. While it is acknowledged that other factors including genetic influences and peer relationships may also be important, they are simply not the focus of this paper. Within these constraints, the implications of this parent-child interaction model for prevention, treatment, research, and practice will be explored. (Published Abstract)