Healthline: Anxiety Disorders May Be Transmitted Between Fathers-Sons, Mothers-Daughters
“Anxiety disorders may be transmitted from mothers to daughters as well as from fathers to sons. That’s the conclusion of a recent study in which researchers report that anxiety may have a pattern of “sex-specific transmission.”
“Anxiety disorder in a same-sex parent but not in an opposite-sex parent was significantly associated with a lifetime diagnosis of any anxiety disorders in offspring,” the study authors wrote. “An association between the same-sex parent’s anxiety disorder and anxiety disorders in offspring suggests an environmental mechanism, such as modeling,” they added.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 5.8 million children between 3 and 17 years of age received a diagnosis of anxiety between 2016 and 2019.
While it is common for children to have some worries and fears, the CDC states that if the concerns interfere with daily life this may be due to an anxiety disorder. This can be a phobia, social anxiety, separation anxiety, panic disorder, or generalized anxiety. CDC data from 2019 found that 15% of adults experienced anxiety that was mild, moderate or severe during a two-week reporting period. Women were more likely than men to experience anxiety.”
Some Insights From This Article
Even mental issues can be closer to home, this study shows that anxiety can potentially be passed on or learned from our same-sex parent.
In our early formative stages we often will somewhat mimic and follow what our parents or guardians behave and learn how to interact with the environment as they do. As we observe their actions we learn to copy them and mold our behaviors after them.
This can include even how they perceive emotions. Oftentimes even mental issues can pass down as a learned behavior (there is of course a genetic component to it as well!)
Have you noticed any habits or behaviors that directly model after your parental/guardian figures?
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@sunnyWriting4806
Hello!
What an insightful read!
I can definitely see this in my own family. So,
this was very interesting to read. Thank you for the informative post! 😊
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@innateJoy9602
Behaviors are surprisingly very hereditary! Understanding our parent's actions and behaviors can be really insightful in understanding out own!
@sunnyWriting4806 It's true that there's some genetic background. It's also important to remeber that there are also other factors such as personality and social environment. This can contribute to more effective therapy as well! Thank you for sharing this post!
@calmDew1576
Yup! This is what makes us so unique on how we're not defined but any single one of either our genetics or our environment. We're a combination of all the complex interactions and factors of those two!