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Francesca
Zecchinato
f.zecchinato@soton.ac.uk
Peter
Lawrence
P.J.Lawrence@soton.ac.uk
Francesca
Zecchinato
f.zecchinato@soton.ac.uk
Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders
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Anxiety disorders are characterised by intense emotional and physical distress that can manifest in different situations and towards different objects (American Psychiatric Association, 2013), and represent the most prevalent psychiatric condition in the general population worldwide, with a lifetime prevalence of approximately 16% (Kessler et al., 2009), and even higher rates since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Children of anxious parents should be recognised as a high-risk population. Indeed, the scientific literature consistently shows that parental anxiety represents a risk factor for the development of emotional and behavioural problems in their children (e.g., Lawrence et al., 2019; Jami et al., 2020). Consequently, efforts to prevent child mental health problems, and promote positive child developmental outcomes could focus on children whose parents are anxious. However, this issue has been overlooked by research and clinical practice, and there are currently no NHS services aimed at preventing the negative impacts that parental anxiety can have in their children.
This qualitative study aims to address this key gap by conducting semi-structured qualitative interviews with parents (18 year +) who have preschool-age children and who have received NHS psychological therapy for anxiety disorders to understand what they would want/expect from a programme aimed at promoting their children’s positive development. Specifically, the interviews will examine anxious parents’ views on preventing mental ill-health in their children, in terms of concerns, service accessibility, usability, and barriers to access to prevention. Interviews will be analysed using qualitative methods.
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The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:
Observational type: Qualitative;
You can take part if:
You may not be able to take part if:
Exclusion Criteria • Age below 18; • Not having a preschool-age child; • Not having suffered from anxiety; • Not having received an NHS psychological therapy for anxiety; • Being in an acute phase of anxiety; • Not being a resident in the UK.
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Francesca
Zecchinato
f.zecchinato@soton.ac.uk
Francesca
Zecchinato
f.zecchinato@soton.ac.uk
Peter
Lawrence
P.J.Lawrence@soton.ac.uk
The study is sponsored by University of Southampton and funded by Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) .
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