Anxiety Risk Factors from Infancy to Adolescence
Neural, Physiological, Behavioral, and Environmental Risk Markers of Anxiety from Infancy to Adolescence
This project explores how brain activity, body responses, behaviors, and surroundings contribute to anxiety in children and teenagers.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Boston Children's Hospital NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Boston, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11130992 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
This project follows a group of children from infancy through adolescence to understand the earliest signs of anxiety. Researchers are collecting information on brain activity, how the body reacts to stress, behavioral responses to threats, and environmental factors like family experiences and life events. The goal is to discover how these different factors work together over time to influence anxiety risk. This deeper understanding could help identify children at risk before symptoms fully develop.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: This project focuses on individuals already enrolled in a specific long-term study cohort, following them from infancy through adolescence.
Not a fit: Patients not already part of the existing longitudinal cohort would not directly participate in this specific phase of the research.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could lead to earlier identification of children at risk for anxiety and new ways to prevent it from developing or worsening.
How similar studies have performed: This project builds upon an established long-term study, gathering new insights into how various risk factors for anxiety interact over time.
Where this research is happening
Boston, United States
- Boston Children's Hospital — Boston, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Bosquet Enlow, Michelle a — Boston Children's Hospital
- Study coordinator: Bosquet Enlow, Michelle a
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.