Exploring the relationships between maternal and child metacognitions and child anxiety

Barbara Hoff Esbjørn; Nicoline Normann; Nicole Nadine Lønfeldt; Marie Tolstrup; Marie Louise Reinholdt-Dunne

doi:10.1111/sjop.12286

Exploring the relationships between maternal and child metacognitions and child anxiety

Barbara Hoff Esbjørn, Nicoline Normann, Nicole Nadine Lønfeldt, Marie Tolstrup, Marie Louise Reinholdt-Dunne

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Research has shown that anxiety may be transmitted through verbal information pathways, for example, when parents share their anxious cognitions with their child. Less is known about the influence of parental metacognitions, that is, beliefs regarding thoughts, on child anxiety. We explored the relations between metacognitions in mothers and their children and anxiety in the children. Our study included 111 non-clinical children aged 8 to 12 years and their mothers. Children rated their metacognitions, worry and anxiety, and mothers rated their metacognitions. Results indicated agreement between maternal and child metacognitions. Maternal metacognitions were positively associated with children's anxiety symptoms and worry, and this relation was mediated by the children's metacognitions. Our results warrant further examination of the role of parental metacognitions in child anxiety.

Original language	English
Journal	Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
Volume	57
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	201-206
ISSN	0036-5564
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12286
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2016

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