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CHILD PSYCHIATRY & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Volume 42, Issue 4, Pages 390-405Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-011-0225-6
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Behavioral inhibition; Temperament
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- NCRR NIH HHS [M01 RR010710, M01-RR10710] Funding Source: Medline
- NIMH NIH HHS [K01 MH092603, R01 MH069942, R01MH069942] Funding Source: Medline
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Behavioral inhibition (BI) has generally been treated as a unitary construct and assessed by combining ratings of fear, vigilance, and avoidance to both novel social and non-social stimuli. However, there is evidence suggesting that BI in social contexts is not correlated with BI in non-social contexts. The present study examined the distinction between social and non-social BI in a community sample of 559 preschool-age children using a laboratory assessment of child temperament, a diagnostic interview, and parent-completed questionnaires. Social and non-social BI were not significantly correlated and exhibited distinct patterns of associations with parent reports of temperament and anxiety symptoms. This study suggests that BI is heterogeneous, and that distinguishing between different forms of BI may help account for the variation in trajectories and outcomes exhibited by high BI children.
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