Anxiety in African American Children
Words: 858 Pages: 3 5296Anxiety is a prevalent issue that significantly affects African American children, manifesting in various forms and intensities. While anxiety is a universal human experience, its expression and impact can vary considerably across different cultural groups. For African American children, anxiety often presents as heightened separation anxiety, contrasting with the social phobia more commonly observed in white children, as highlighted by Compton et al. (2000) and further supported by Gray, Carter, and Silverman (2011). Anxiety sensitivity, defined by Reiss (1991) as […]
