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Van Oort FVA et al. - Several child, family, and peer factors measured in preadolescence were risk indicators of high levels of anxiety symptoms throughout adolescence. Some factors (such as rejective parenting) were vulnerability indicators for anxiety in early adolescence only, whereas other factors (such as peer victimization) were indicators of long-term elevated anxiety levels.

• Anxiety symptoms were assessed in a community sample of 2,220 boys and girls at three time-points across a 5-year interval.
• Risk indicators were measured at baseline and include indicators from the child, family, and peer domain.
• Associations with anxiety were measured with multilevel growth curve analyses.