Cognitive processing and trait anxiety in typically developing children: evidence for an interpretation bias.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: American Psychological Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0034461 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0021-843X (Print) Linking ISSN: 0021843X NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Abnorm Psychol Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Washington Dc : American Psychological Association
    • Subject Terms:
      Child Development* ; Cognition* ; Personality*; Anxiety/*diagnosis; Anxiety/psychology ; Anxiety Disorders/diagnosis ; Anxiety Disorders/psychology ; Attention ; Child ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Personality Inventory ; Word Association Tests
    • Abstract:
      In this study the authors examined whether increases in children's levels of self-reported trait anxiety would be related to their interpretation of ambiguous stimuli. By using the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (C. R. Reynolds & B. O. Richmond, 1985), the authors obtained measurements of anxiety for 40 children ages 7 and 9 years. Interpretation of ambiguous stimuli was measured by using a pictorial homophone task, where homophones could be interpreted as either threatening or neutral. Results showed that children's interpretations of homophones was significantly predicted by level of anxiety. Increases in levels of trait anxiety were positively associated with threatening interpretations of homophones.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 19970801 Date Completed: 19970828 Latest Revision: 20190822
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      10.1037//0021-843x.106.3.486
    • Accession Number:
      9241952