Publications by authors named "Florence Pichette"
Article Synopsis
- - The study explored whether healthy children show attentional bias towards threats similar to clinically anxious kids, potentially helping identify those at risk for anxiety issues earlier in life.
- - Researchers assessed the role of parent-child attachment security in the relationship between anxiety vulnerability factors (like anxiety sensitivity and uncertainty) and attentional bias towards angry stimuli.
- - Findings indicated that children with higher anxiety vulnerability detected anger-related stimuli faster, and this effect was moderated by stronger maternal attachment security, hinting at cognitive patterns found in anxious children and suggesting avenues for early detection of anxiety disorders.
Background: Children diagnosed with anxiety disorders show altered cortisol and state anxiety reactivity to stressful situations. To date, it remains unclear whether these dysregulations emerge after the pathology or whether they are also detectable in healthy children. If the latter is true, this may provide insight into children's vulnerability to develop clinical anxiety.
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