title: A Multi-Informant Examination of Maternal Symptoms and Autonomy Granting in Youth Anxiety.
abstract: Evidence suggests the important role of (a) parenting behaviors and (b) parental psychopathology in the development and maintenance of youth anxiety. Using a multi-informant approach, the current study examined the association of maternal autonomy granting and maternal symptoms (i.e., anxiety and depression) with youth anxiety among mothers and 88 youth (ages of 6-17) diagnosed with a principal anxiety disorder. Results from the generalized estimating equations (GEE) analyses indicated that mothers reported higher youth anxiety symptoms compared to youth self-reports. Youth-perceived maternal autonomy granting was inversely associated with youth anxiety, and maternal self-reported anxiety and depressive symptoms significantly moderated this relationship: As mothers reported higher anxiety and depressive symptoms, the inverse association between parental autonomy granting and youth anxiety weakened. The interaction between parenting behavior and parental psychopathology significantly influenced youth anxiety symptoms, which presents important clinical implications to integrate into parenting work in the treatment of youth anxiety disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center/New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, 10032, USA. weic@nyspi.columbia.edu.
authors.forename: Chiaying
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-1909-0360
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Weiss Hall, Temple University, 1701 North 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19087, USA.
authors.forename: Anna J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Swan
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Weiss Hall, Temple University, 1701 North 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19087, USA.
authors.forename: Heather B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Makover
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Weiss Hall, Temple University, 1701 North 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19087, USA. pkendall@temple.edu.
authors.forename: Philip C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Kendall
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009034:Mother-Child Relations / Q000523:psychology; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D026684:Personal Autonomy
keywords: Anxiety; Parental autonomy granting; Parental symptoms; Parenting