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Beatson, Ruth M.; Bayer, Jordana K.; Perry, Alexandra; Mathers, Megan; Hiscock, Harriet; Wake, Melissa; Beesley, Kate; Rapee, Ronald M. – Infant and Child Development, 2014
Temperamental inhibition has been identified as a key risk factor for childhood anxiety and internalizing problems. An efficacious early prevention programme for shy/inhibited children has been developed; however, accurate, efficient and acceptable screening is needed to support wider implementation. We explore community screening options in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inhibition, Anxiety, At Risk Persons
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Rapee, Ronald M. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013
Background: There are few evaluations of very early intervention for the prevention of internalising disorders and those that exist generally evaluate outcomes to a maximum of 12 months. The current study evaluated the very long term effects (11 years) of a brief internalising prevention program presented to parents of preschool aged children.…
Descriptors: Prevention, Early Intervention, At Risk Persons, Adolescents
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Kennedy, Susan J.; Rapee, Ronald M.; Edwards, Susan L. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2009
The efficacy of early intervention for preschool-aged children at risk of anxiety disorders is investigated. Brief early intervention delivered through parents can reduce anxiety and associated risk and may alter the developmental trajectory of anxiety in some young children.
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Risk, Anxiety, Personality Traits
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Raishevich, Natoshia; Kennedy, Susan J.; Rapee, Ronald M. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2010
In the current study, the Five Minute Speech Sample was used to assess the association between parent attitudes and children's behavioral inhibition in mothers of 120 behaviorally inhibited (BI) and 37 behaviorally uninhibited preschool-aged children. Mothers of BI children demonstrated significantly higher levels of emotional over-involvement…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Attitudes, Preschool Children, Inhibition
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Edwards, Susan L.; Rapee, Ronald M.; Kennedy, Susan – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2010
Background: Little is known about risk factors for anxiety in young children. The current study investigated the value of a set of theoretically derived risk factors to predict symptoms of anxiety in a sample of preschool-aged children. Methods: Mothers (n = 632) and fathers (n = 249) completed questionnaires twice, 12 months apart. Measures were…
Descriptors: Inhibition, Preschool Children, Risk, Questionnaires
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Shamir-Essakow, Galia; Ungerer, Judy A.; Rapee, Ronald M. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2005
This study examined the association between insecure attachment, behavioral inhibition, and anxiety in an at risk sample of preschool children. The relationship between maternal anxiety and child anxiety was also assessed. Participants were 104 children aged 3-4 years who were assessed for behavioral inhibition and mother-child attachment (using…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Inhibition, Children, Anxiety
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Shamir-Essakow, Galia; Ungerer, Judy A.; Rapee, Ronald M.; Safier, Ruth – Developmental Psychology, 2004
This study examined differences in the caregiving representations of mothers of 3- to 4-year-old behaviorally inhibited and uninhibited children with secure or insecure attachments. Mothers of inhibited children perceived their children as more vulnerable than did mothers of uninhibited children, and they acknowledged difficulties associated with…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Mothers, Inhibition, Attachment Behavior