Symptoms of selective mutism in non-clinical 3- to 6-year-old children: relations with social anxiety, autistic features, and behavioral inhibition

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dc.contributor.authorMuris, Peteren_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMonait, Nonaen_Za
dc.contributor.authorWeijsters, Lotteen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorOllendick, Thomas H.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-24T13:33:59Zen_ZA
dc.date.available2023-04-24T13:33:59Zen_ZA
dc.date.issued2021-05en_ZA
dc.descriptionCITATION: Muris P, Monait N, Weijsters L and Ollendick TH (2021) Symptoms of Selective Mutism in Non-clinical 3- to 6-Year-Old Children: Relations With Social Anxiety, Autistic Features, and Behavioral Inhibition. Front. Psychol. 12:669907. doi.10.3389/fpsyg.2021.669907en_ZA
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dc.description.abstractSelective mutism (SM) is a psychiatric condition that is characterized by a failure to speak in specific social situations (e. g., at school) despite speaking normally in other situations (e.g., at home). There is abundant evidence that anxiety, and social anxiety in particular, is a prominent feature of SM, which is the main reason why this condition is currently classified as an anxiety disorder. Meanwhile, there is increasing support for the notion that autism-related problems are also involved in SM. The present study examined the relations between SM and social anxiety, autistic features, and behavioral inhibition to the unfamiliar (i.e., the tendency to react with restraint and withdrawal when confronted with unfamiliar stimuli and situations). Parents of 172 3- to 6-year-old preschool children completed an online survey for measuring the relevant constructs. Results showed that there were positive and statistically significant correlations between SM and social anxiety, autistic features, and behavioral inhibition. Regression analyses revealed that (1) both social anxiety and autistic features accounted for a significant and unique proportion of the variance in SM scores, and (2) that both of these variables no longermade a significant contribution once behavioral inhibition was added to themodel. It can be concluded that while the involvement of social anxiety is unambiguous in SM, autism-related problems are also implicated. Furthermore, behavioral inhibition seems to play a key role in the non-speaking behavior of non-clinical young children.en_ZA
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dc.format.extent11 pagesen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMuris P, Monait N, Weijsters L and Ollendick TH (2021) Symptoms of Selective Mutism in Non-clinical 3- to 6-Year-Old Children: Relations With Social Anxiety, Autistic Features, and Behavioral Inhibition. Front. Psychol. 12:669907. doi.10.3389/fpsyg.2021.669907en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2296-2565 (online)en_ZA
dc.identifier.otherdoi.10.3389/fpsyg.2021.669907en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/126816en_ZA
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherFrontiers Media SAen_ZA
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dc.subjectSelective mutismen_ZA
dc.subjectSocial phobiaen_ZA
dc.subjectAutism spectrum disordersen_ZA
dc.subjectTemperament in childrenen_ZA
dc.titleSymptoms of selective mutism in non-clinical 3- to 6-year-old children: relations with social anxiety, autistic features, and behavioral inhibitionen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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