Attention bias and anxiety in young children exposed to family violence

Attention bias and anxiety in young children exposed to family violence.

BACKGROUND Attention bias toward threat is associated with anxiety in older youth and adults and has been linked with violence exposure. Attention bias may moderate the relationship between violence exposure and anxiety in young children. Capitalizing on measurement advances, this study examines these relationships at a younger age than previously possible. METHODS Young children (mean age 4....

Attention Bias to Emotional Faces in Young Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence

Effectiveness of Mindfulness and Attention Bias Program on Attention, Inhibition and Emotional Regulation in Children with General Anxiety Disorder

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness and attention bias program on attention, inhibition and emotional control in children with generalized anxiety disorder. This study was performed with pre-test post-test design with control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of children with generalized anxiety disorder referred to psychology cli...

PTSD symptoms in young children exposed to intimate partner violence.

Intimate partner violence (IPV) places infants and young children at risk for development of trauma symptoms. However, this is an understudied consequence of IPV because young children pose particular difficulties for assessment of trauma symptoms. The authors collected maternal reports on mothers' and children's posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and IPV yearly, from ages 1 to 7. Ap...

Assessment and intervention for young children exposed to domestic violence