| Thought-Action Fusion in Childhood: Measurement, Development, and Association with Anxiety, Rituals and Other Compulsive-like Behaviors. | |
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PMID: 20803168 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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A new inventory assessing thought-action fusion (TAF) in children is presented. We explore the psychometric properties of this instrument and examine the associations between TAF, ritualistic and compulsive-like behavior (CLB) and anxiety. Three hundred thirteen children ages 7-14 (M = 10.16, SD = 1.92) representing six grades (grouped into three grade levels (grades 2-3, 4-5, and 6-7) completed the Thought-action Fusion Inventory for Children (TAFIC) and the Child Revised Manifest Anxiety Scale. One hundred thirty-five parents or guardians completed the Childhood Routines Inventory. Results revealed high internal consistency in the TAFIC (Cronbach's α = .92). TAF scores changed with age: Older children reported less TAF than younger children. Stepwise multiple regression analyses revealed that: (1) physiological anxiety predicted CLB in early childhood; (2) TAF predicted CLB in older children. Consistent with structural developmental theories, TAF changes throughout development, but plays a role in the normative regulation of affective states, as well as in the development of ritualistic compulsive like behavior in children. |
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David W Evans; Chelsea Hersperger; Philip A Capaldi |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Child psychiatry and human development Volume: 42 ISSN: 1573-3327 ISO Abbreviation: Child Psychiatry Hum Dev Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-02-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 1275332 Medline TA: Child Psychiatry Hum Dev Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 12-23 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Psychology, Chair Program In Neuroscience, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, 17837, USA, dwevans@bucknell.edu. |
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