Developmental Trajectories of Symptom-Specific Anxiety in Chinese Preschoolers: The Role of Maternal Anxious Rearing Behaviors

Although developmental trajectories of anxiety have begun to be explored, most research has focused on total symptom scores in middle childhood and adolescence. Little is known about the specific symptoms early childhood. This three-wave longitudinal study investigated (1) four (separation anxiety, special fear, social generalized anxiety) during childhood, (2) association between maternal anxious rearing behaviors these concurrently over time. Mothers 105 Chinese children completed Preschool Anxiety Scale (PAS) “Egna Minnen Beträffande Uppfostran” for parents (EMBU-P) report their child’s own when child was 2–4, 3–5, 6–7 years old. The results latent growth curve modelling (LGCM) showed that participating exhibited a slight linear decrease fear across three time points, whereas separation remained stable. Maternal were significant positively related children’s at T3 T1 T2 but unrelated any points. These findings help us better understand how various types problems develop life isolate risk factors (e.g., behaviors) contributing emergence continuity as possible.