Life stress moderates the effects of preschool behavioral inhibition on anxiety in early adolescence

Background Although a robust body of literature implicates temperamental behavioral inhibition ( BI ) as a prominent risk factor for anxiety disorders, many children with heightened BI do not develop anxiety. The current study examines the role of two forms of life stress (life events and natural disaster exposure) in moderating the relationship between BI in preschoolers and anxiety in early adolescence. Method A community sample of 392...