ABSTRACT
The sequelae such as poor sleep and changes in appetite might also be noticeable. Correlations between self-report measures of child and parent anxiety are usually small to moderate. The association between parent and child anxiety may vary depending on the measures used for the parent and child; very few measures of anxiety have parallel versions for children and adults, which means many studies have to use different measures of anxiety, and these may measure different types or aspects of anxiety. A number of models have been developed to explain how parenting might be associated with childhood anxiety. A different approach to exploring transmission of anxiety from parent to child is to consider parents who themselves have anxiety disorders. A number of ‘attachment behaviours’ lead to the infant maintaining proximity to the caregiver. More recently meta-analyses and studies combining datasets have aimed to clarify the issue of parental involvement.
