anxiety fear
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention condition consists of a six-session parent-education program,
which is a translation of the program of Rapee et al. (2005
2010). The
sessions will be conducted in groups of approximately six sets of parents and
teach parents to reduce inhibited and anxious behaviors in their children. More
specifically, the program fo
Sponsors
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Parents will be included in the study if the following inclusion criteria are met: - Their child scores above 43 on the BIQ-SF, a screenings instrument measuring anxiety-proneness in young children. This cut-off score is based on a large sample of normal children between the ages of 4 to 6 years and represents the top 20% inhibited children (Vreeke et al., submitted). - Their child attended school for at least one month. Based on the suggestion that an inhibited temperament can be influenced by environmental factors, we hypothesize that preschool children will experience more naturalistic exposure to novel situations when they first attend primary school and may consequently show a greater reduction of inhibition in this period. Hence, selecting slightly older, school-age children may lead to more stable measures of inhibition, which may in turn make intervention effects more apparent. - Written informed consent is given.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children who are currently being treated for anxiety disorders are excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main study parameters are children*s levels of behavioral inhibition and anxiety symptoms. These parameters are measured by several parent and teacher questionnaires at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 6 months follow-up. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary study parameters are parent overprotection and parent anxiety. These parameters are measured by two parent questionnaires at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 6 months follow-up. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed