Structural Brain Correlates of Childhood Inhibited Temperament: An ENIGMA-Anxiety Mega-analysis.
Volume: 61
Issue: 9
Year of Publication: 2022
Abstract summary
Temperament involves stable behavioral and emotional tendencies that differ between individuals, which can be first observed in infancy or early childhood and relate to behavior in many contexts and over many years. One of the most rigorously characterized temperament classifications relates to the tendency of individuals to avoid the unfamiliar and to withdraw from unfamiliar people, objects, and unexpected events. This temperament is referred to as behavioral inhibition or inhibited temperament (IT). IT is a moderately heritable trait that can be measured in multiple species. In humans, levels of IT can be quantified from the first year of life through direct behavioral observations or reports by caregivers or teachers. Similar approaches as well as self-report questionnaires on current and/or retrospective levels of IT can be used later in life.Study Outcome
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Citations : Clauss JA, Avery SN, Blackford JU. The nature of individual differences in inhibited temperament and risk for psychiatric disease: A review and meta-analysis. Prog Neurobiol. 2015;127–128:23–45. 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2015.03.001Authors : 54
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Doi : 10.1016/j.jaac.2022.04.023SSN : 1527-5418