@article{ref1,
title="Worry and problem-solving skills and beliefs in primary school children",
journal="British journal of clinical psychology",
year="2011",
author="Parkinson, Monika and Creswell, Cathy",
volume="50",
number="1",
pages="106-112",
abstract="OBJECTIVE. To examine the association between worry and problem-solving skills and beliefs (confidence and perceived control) in primary school children. <br><br>METHOD. Children (8-11 years) were screened using the Penn State Worry Questionnaire for Children. High (N= 27) and low (N= 30) scorers completed measures of anxiety, problem-solving skills (generating alternative solutions to problems, planfulness, and effectiveness of solutions) and problem-solving beliefs (confidence and perceived control). <br><br>RESULTS. High and low worry groups differed significantly on measures of anxiety and problem-solving beliefs (confidence and control) but not on problem-solving skills. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS. Consistent with findings with adults, worry in children was associated with cognitive distortions, not skills deficits. Interventions for worried children may benefit from a focus on increasing positive problem-solving beliefs.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0144-6657",
doi="10.1348/014466510X523887",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1348/014466510X523887"
}