ICPS

2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

Exposure to Family Weather Anxiety during Childhood Predicts Adults’ Responses to a Severe Weather Challenge

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Clinical Science

  • Shannon Detone
    Fielding Graduate University
  • Aimee DErrico
    Fielding Graduate University
  • Jeffrey Duong
    Fielding Graduate University
  • Kristine Jacquin
    Fielding Graduate University

Abstract

Exposure to severe weather events has been linked to family histories of anxiety. Our research examined whether childhood exposure to family weather anxiety predicts adults’ responses to a severe weather challenge. Using a U.S. population recruited through Prolific, the results supported the research hypothesis.

Psychopathology