title: Preadolescent anxiety: an epidemiological study concerning an Italian sample of 3,479 nine-year-old pupils.
abstract: The epidemiology of anxiety traits was examined in a large sample of Italian preadolescent children, and 3,479 Italian nine-year-old subjects were enrolled. Anxious traits were observed in 10.5% of children. No significant gender differences were found, but children of separated couples presented a relative risk for anxious traits that was 50% higher, than children of cohabiting or married parents. Moreover, large families (more than 4 members) with a stay-at-home mother were also associated with anxiety in the offspring. Currently, this is the first study carried out in a large sample of preadolescent children, all of the same age.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, San Gerardo Hospital (11th Floor-Scale A), University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy. renacri@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nacinovich
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gadda
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maserati
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bomba
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Neri
mesh_terms: D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D020954:Single-Parent Family / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*