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SynthesisJournal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines2018

Research Review: Is anxiety associated with negative interpretations of ambiguity in children and adolescents? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Suzannah Stuijfzand, Cathy Creswell, Andy P Field, Samantha Pearcey, Helen Dodd

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Synthesis in Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 authors.

Suzannah StuijfzandSchool of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
Cathy CreswellSchool of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
Andy P FieldSchool of Psychology, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
Samantha PearceySchool of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
Helen DoddSchool of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK.

Funding

Department of Health RP_2014-04-018
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe tendency to interpret ambiguity as threat (negative interpretation) has been implicated in cognitive models of anxiety. A significant body of research has examined the association between anxiety and negative interpretation, and reviews suggest there is a robust positive association in adults. However, evidence with children and adolescents has been inconsistent. This study aimed to provide a systematic quantitative assessment of the association between anxiety and negative interpretation in children and adolescents.

methodFollowing systematic searches and screening for eligibility, 345 effects sizes from 77 studies were meta-analysed.

resultsOverall a medium positive association was found between anxiety and negative interpretation in children and adolescents (

conclusionsResults extend findings from adult literature by demonstrating an association in children and adolescents with evidence for content specificity in the association. Age effects imply a role for development. Results raise considerations for when and for whom clinical treatments for anxiety focusing on interpretation bias are appropriate. The vast majority of studies included in the review have used correlational designs and there are a limited number of studies with young children. The results should be considered with these limitations in mind.

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Psychology, AdolescentPsychology, ChildAdolescentAnxietyAnxiety DisordersChildHumansUncertaintyadolescentsanxietychildrencontent specificitydevelopmentInterpretation bias

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PMID29052865
PMCPMC6849625

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