Sound sensitivity in childhood is linked to higher anxiety in adolescence, based on a large longitudinal study. The findings suggest that a single question about hyperacusis at age 11 can help predict later anxiety trajectories, even after accounting for prior problems and neurodiversity factors.

This topic is of interest to psychology readers because it highlights how sensory processing differences can relate to emotional development and the persistence of anxiety over time, offering insight into potential early indicators of risk.

Article Title: A single question about sound sensitivity can predict teenage anxiety

Link to PsyPost Article: https://nolinkpreview.com/www.psypost.org/a-single-question-about-sound-sensitivity-can-predict-teenage-anxiety/

#sound sensitivity #hyperacusis #adolescence #anxiety #longitudinalstudy #ALSPAC #early indicators #sensory processing #psychology #mentalhealthresearch

Parents’ depression can be linked to children’s emotional difficulties https://www.nationalelfservice.net/?p=170663

Lisa Lloyd and Derek Tracy summarise a new paper in the BJPsych, which focuses on parental depression symptoms in both mothers and fathers, and how they are linked with emotional difficulties in their children.

#Depression #Parenting #PerinatalDepression #PostnatalDepression #Mothers #Fathers #InfantMentalHealth #EmotionalDifficulties #BJPsych #ALSPAC #NetworkAnalysis