Which emotion regulation deficits are disorder-specific
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Little is known about which emotion regulation deficits are disorder-specific in children and adolescents with social anxiety disorder. - Prior research has mostly been conducted with adult samples, and a direct applicability to younger age
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Stated in the abstract and cells research gap and cells future research sections of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2007 and 2026, spanning 4 journals. Those papers have been cited 251 times in total.
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Supporting evidence — 6 representative gaps
- Cognitive Errors, Anxiety Sensitivity, and Anxiety Control Beliefs (2007) · Behavior Modification · cited 93× · doi
Existing research has suggested that these constructs are related to childhood anxiety disorder symptoms; however, additional research is needed to test the interrelations among negative cognitive errors, anxiety sensitivity, and anxiety control beliefs and to determine if they show unique and specific associations with anxiety symptoms.
generalstated in abstractevidence 5/5Keywords: anxiety symptoms existing constructs related childhood disorder additional needed test interrelations among negative cognitive errors - In the moment social experiences and perceptions of children with social anxiety disorder: A qualitative study (2022) · British Journal of Clinical Psychology · cited 6× · doi
General forms of cognitive behavioural treatments have demonstrated poorer efficacy for childhood SAD when compared to other childhood anxiety disorders and further understanding of the psychological factors that contribute to the maintenance of childhood SAD is warranted.
generalstated in abstractevidence 5/5Keywords: childhood general forms cognitive behavioural treatments poorer efficacy compared anxiety disorders further understanding psychological factors - Child Sexual Abuse in the Etiology of Anxiety Disorders (2012) · Trauma Violence & Abuse · cited 152× · doi
Although a growing number of research studies have been published, these have produced inconsistent results and conclusions regarding the nature of the associations between child sexual abuse and the various forms of anxiety problems as well as the potential effects of third variables, such as moderators, mediators, or confounders.
generalstated in abstractevidence 5/5Keywords: growing number published produced inconsistent conclusions regarding nature associations child sexual abuse various forms anxiety - Emotion Regulation in Children and Adolescents with Social Anxiety Disorder: Differences in Strategy Use and Repertoire Compared to Specific Phobias and Healthy Controls (2026) · Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology · doi
Both theoretical models and empirical evidence suggest that children and adolescents with social anxiety disorder (SAD) have difficulties with emotion regulation (ER), but little is known about which deficits are disorder-specific or involved across different anxiety disorders for this age group.
generalstated in abstractevidence 5/5Keywords: anxiety disorder theoretical models empirical evidence suggest children adolescents social difficulties emotion regulation little known - Emotion Regulation in Children and Adolescents with Social Anxiety Disorder: Differences in Strategy Use and Repertoire Compared to Specific Phobias and Healthy Controls (2026) · Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology · doi
Little is known about which emotion regulation deficits are disorder-specific in children and adolescents with social anxiety disorder. - Prior research has mostly been conducted with adult samples, and a direct applicability to younger age groups should not be assumed.
generalstated in cells research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: little known about emotion regulation deficits disorder-specific children - Emotion Regulation in Children and Adolescents with Social Anxiety Disorder: Differences in Strategy Use and Repertoire Compared to Specific Phobias and Healthy Controls (2026) · Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology · doi
Future research should investigate the development of treatments for social anxiety disorder in children and adolescents that target emotion regulation deficits. - Further research is needed to understand the mechanisms underlying emotion regulation deficits in social anxiety disorder.
generalstated in cells future researchevidence 3/5Keywords: future research investigate development treatments social anxiety disorder
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