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

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

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	2390/90192
Uncontrolled Keywords:	parental anxiety, child anxiety, child’s behavioral inhibition, mediating effect
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology > BF712 Developmental psychology
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Psychology
Depositing User:	DR NAZARIAH SHAR'IE JANON
Date Deposited:	14 Jun 2021 12:39
Last Modified:	14 Jun 2021 12:39
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/90192

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