File(s) not publicly available
The mediating effect of cognitive development on children's worry elaboration
The present study investigated how developmentally determined cognitive mechanisms, holding theoretical links to the worry process, mediate the relationship between Age and Worry Elaboration in children. Sixty-four children aged 3e7 (M 5.58, SD 1.28) were presented with a Conservation of Liquid task assessing their Cognitive Development (specifically Concrete Operational Skills), a false-belief task to measure possession of BeliefeDesire Theory of Mind, and a task measuring the ability to acknowledge multiple possibilities. The ability to elaborate on potential negative outcomes was assessed using a Worry Elaboration task. Mediation analysis revealed that all three variables significantly mediated the relationship between Age and Worry Elaboration. A multiple mediation model is presented in which Concrete Operational Skills, BeliefeDesire Theory of Mind and Multiple Possibilities understanding mediate the relationship between Age and Worry Elaboration.
History
Publication status
- Published
Journal
Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental PsychiatryISSN
0005-7916Publisher
ElsevierExternal DOI
Issue
2Volume
43Page range
801 - 807Full text available
- No
Peer reviewed?
- Yes
Legacy Posted Date
2012-02-21Usage metrics
Categories
No categories selectedKeywords
Licence
Exports
RefWorks
BibTeX
Ref. manager
Endnote
DataCite
NLM
DC