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    Social Fears in Children: The Roles of Parental Communication and Child Temperament

    A recent longitudinal study by Zeytinoglu and colleagues (2025) provides insights into how parental verbal communication and child characteristics contribute to the transmission of social fears. The study shows the impact of both positive and negative maternal statements about ambiguous social situations, finding that positive comments were linked to reductions in children’s social fear beliefs, while negative comments predicted increases, especially among children who were behaviourally inhibited or had high anxiety.

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    Advancing the Understanding and Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Young People – Emanuel Miller International Conference 2025

    Bookings closed Anxiety disorders remain among the most common mental health challenges faced by children and adolescents, demanding ongoing innovation in both research and practice. Despite widespread recognition, critical gaps persist in understanding, diagnosing, and treating these conditions. This year’s eagerly anticipated Emanuel Miller International Conference brings together leading advancements in anxiety research and treatment, […]

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    Emanuel Miller
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    LIVE STREAM
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    Transactional associations of child irritability and anxiety with parent psychological control in Taiwanese school-aged children

    Open Access JCPP Advances paper – ‘Child irritability and anxiety are associated with parent psychological control; yet their transactional relations over time are not well-characterized at the within-person level. Research addressing generalizability of past Western-based literature in non-Western, collectivist community samples is lacking.’ Ka Shu Lee (pic) et al.

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    Anxiety Disorders

    Anxiety disorders in children and young people are common and can have a significant impact on mental health and well-being. Anxiety disorders can affect family, school and social life, leisure activities and educational achievement and they often occur alongside other mental health problems.

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