OBJECTIVE
To assess the relationships between shy-inhibited temperament in childhood and anxiety problems in early adolescence using a prospective, longitudinal data set from a large community sample.


METHOD
Relationships between shyness ratings on age-appropriate temperament scales and anxiety problems were analyzed, looking both forward and backward in time from infancy to adolescence.


RESULTS
Forty-two percent of children rated as shy on 6 or more occasions over 8 surveys in childhood had anxiety problems in adolescence, compared with 11% who were never shy. Persistence of shyness and its presence in middle childhood increased risk for anxiety. A highly reactive temperament added to shyness did not increase the risk for anxiety. Few children with an anxiety diagnosis in early adolescence had a history of shyness.


CONCLUSIONS
Prediction from childhood shyness to adolescent anxiety disorder is modest but clinically meaningful in a community sample. However, most shy children did not develop an anxiety disorder and most adolescents with anxiety disorders had not been especially shy.

MARGOT PRIOR

DIANA SMART

ANN SANSON

FRANK OBERKLAID

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY 是 AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY 的旗舰期刊，是专门关注当今儿童和青少年精神病学研究和治疗的领先期刊。每年出版 12 次，每期都致力于推进儿科心理健康科学和促进对青少年及其家庭的照顾。

The Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is the flagship journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, focusing on contemporary research and treatment in child and adolescent psychiatry. Published 12 times a year, it aims to advance the science of pediatric mental health and promote care for adolescents and their families.

《Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry》是美国儿童与青少年精神病学会的旗舰期刊，专注于当今儿童和青少年精神病学的研究与治疗。该期刊每年出版12期，致力于推动儿科心理健康科学的发展，并促进对青少年及其家庭的关怀。

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Does Shy-Inhibited Temperament in Childhood Lead to Anxiety Problems in Adolescence?

Most shy children did not develop an anxiety disorder and most adolescents with anxiety disorders had not been especially shy, suggesting prediction from childhood shyness to adolescent anxiety disorder is modest but clinically meaningful in a community sample.

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Does Shy-Inhibited Temperament in Childhood Lead to Anxiety Problems in Adolescence?

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