Autonomic arousal in children of parents with and without social anxiety disorder: a high-risk study

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1047-1055

  Nikolić, Milica ^a   de Vente, Wieke ^a   Colonnesi, Cristina ^a   Bögels, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

autonomic arousal; blushing; high risk design; intergenerational transmission; Social anxiety disorder

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLUSHING; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLUSHING; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOBIA, SOCIAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84964703291     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12563     Document Type: Article

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