TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Worry and problem-solving skills and beliefs in primary school children
JO  - British journal of clinical psychology
A1  - Parkinson, Monika
A1  - Creswell, Cathy
SP  - 106
EP  - 112
VL  - 50
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0144-6657
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1348/014466510X523887
ID  - ref1
ER  -