Anxiety in the family: a genetically informed analysis of transactional associations between mother, father and child anxiety symptoms
Duration: 3 mins
Publication Date: 19 May 2020
Next Review Date: 19 May 2023
DOI: 10.13056/acamh.12015
Description
In this Video Abstract Yasmin Ahmadzadeh discusses her paper 'Anxiety in the family: a genetically informed analysis of transactional associations between mother, father and child anxiety symptoms'. Anxiety in parents is associated with anxiety in offspring, although little is known about the mechanisms underpinning these intergenerational associations. We conducted the first genetically sensitive study to simultaneously examine the effects of mother, father and child anxiety symptoms on each other over time.
Learning Objectives
1. This is the first genetically informed study to assess transactional associations between parent and child anxiety symptoms during middle childhood.
2. Results show environmentally mediated associations between parent and child anxiety symptoms.
3. Results support developmental theories suggesting that child anxiety symptoms can exert influence on caregivers, and mothers and fathers may play unique roles during the development of child symptoms.
