TY - JOUR
T1 - Relations among behavioral inhibition, big five personality factors, and anxiety disorder symptoms in non-clinical children
AU - Muris, P.
AU - Bos, A.E.R.
AU - Mayer, B.
AU - Verkade, R.
AU - Thewissen, V.H.M.
AU - Dell'Avvento, V.
PY - 2009/1/1
Y1 - 2009/1/1
N2 - This study examined relationships between behavioral inhibition, big five personality factors, and anxiety disorder symptoms in non-clinical children aged 9–12 years (n = 226), using children’s self-report and parent-report data. Results indicated that behavioral inhibition is best characterized by low extraversion with a tinge of neuroticism. Further, behavioral inhibition was clearly associated with anxiety symptoms, even when controlling for the influence of big five personality factors (including neuroticism). These results indicate that although behavioral inhibition partly overlaps with basic personality factors, this temperament characteristic remains an important predictive variable of anxiety pathology in youths.
AB - This study examined relationships between behavioral inhibition, big five personality factors, and anxiety disorder symptoms in non-clinical children aged 9–12 years (n = 226), using children’s self-report and parent-report data. Results indicated that behavioral inhibition is best characterized by low extraversion with a tinge of neuroticism. Further, behavioral inhibition was clearly associated with anxiety symptoms, even when controlling for the influence of big five personality factors (including neuroticism). These results indicate that although behavioral inhibition partly overlaps with basic personality factors, this temperament characteristic remains an important predictive variable of anxiety pathology in youths.
U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2008.12.003
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2008.12.003
M3 - Article
SN - 0191-8869
VL - 46
SP - 525
EP - 529
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
IS - 4
ER -