Familial predictors of childhood shyness: A study of the United Arab Emirates population
Familial predictors of childhood shyness: A study of the United Arab Emirates population
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10.1159/000083342
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2005-01-01
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Sabri, S
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Eapen, V;Ghubash, R;Sabri, S
目的：恐怖性焦虑症一般滋生真实。在这方面，家庭研究表明，童年的害羞和母亲的社交恐惧症之间存在联系。本研究探讨了儿童期羞怯与母亲社交焦虑之间的关系。主题和方法：203 5岁的儿童从阿拉伯海湾社区和他们的母亲进行了评估。在第一阶段，使用Stevenson-Hinde和格洛弗的害羞量表和学前行为检查表（PBCL）对儿童进行评估，而母亲则完成了Liebowitz社交焦虑量表。在第二阶段，进行盲临床访谈，以确定精神病诊断的诊断，如果有的话，使用DSM-IV标准。结果如下：使用Stevenson-Hinde和格洛弗的害羞量表，27%的儿童被确定为害羞，19%的儿童在PBCL上的行为障碍评分高于临界值。儿童害羞与女性性别和母亲的社交焦虑，如Liebowitz社交焦虑量表上的分数所示，而行为障碍则呈反比关系。如果母亲有社交焦虑（比值比= 2.14），孩子生活在一个“不活跃”的家庭（比值比= 1.42），孩子有高害羞分数的几率会增加。结论：我们的初步研究结果表明，可能有母亲的社交焦虑和家庭的社交性在儿童害羞之间的复杂的相互作用。指出了前瞻性的纵向工作。版权所有© 2005 S. Karger AG，巴塞尔。
Objectives: Phobic anxiety disorders generally breed true. In this regard, family studies have suggested an association between childhood shyness and maternal social phobia. In this study, the relationship between childhood shyness and maternal social anxiety was examined. Subjects and Methods: 203 5-year-old children from an Arabian Gulf community and their mothers were evaluated. The children were assessed in stage 1 using the shyness scale of Stevenson-Hinde and Glover and the Preschool Behavior Checklist (PBCL), while mothers completed the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale. In the second stage, blind clinical interviews were carried out to ascertain the diagnosis of psychiatric diagnoses, if any, using DSM-IV criteria. Results: 27% of the children were identified as shy using the shyness scale of Stevenson-Hinde and Glover and 19% scored above the cutoff for behavioral disturbance on the PBCL. Child shyness was associated with female gender and maternal social anxiety as indicated by scores on the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale, while an inverse relationship was noted with behavioral disturbance. The odds of the child having a high shyness score was increased if the mother had social anxiety (odds ratio = 2.14) and the child lived in a family that was 'not socially active' (odds ratio = 1.42). Conclusion: Our initial findings suggest that there may be a complex interaction between maternal social anxiety and family sociability in childhood shyness. Prospective longitudinal work is indicated. Copyright © 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel.