?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Anxiety+and+Worries+of+Individuals+with+Down+Syndrome+During+the+COVID-19+Pandemic%3A+A+Comparative+Study+in+the+UK&rft.creator=Sideropoulos%2C+Vasileios&rft.creator=Kye%2C+Hyelin&rft.creator=Dukes%2C+Daniel&rft.creator=Samson%2C+Andrea+C&rft.creator=Palikara%2C+Olympia&rft.creator=Van+Herwegen%2C+Jo&rft.description=The+present+study+explored+the+effects+of+the+pandemic+on+individuals+with+Down+Syndrome+(n%3D+67)+compared+to+other+SEND+diagnoses+(n%3D+48)+and+their+Typically+Developing+Siblings+(n%3D+56).+In+total%2C+115+caregivers+reported+on+their+own+anxiety+and+worries+as+well+as+of+their+children.+Anxiety+levels+for+individuals+with+Down+syndrome+appeared+to+be+lower+compared+to+other+SEND+populations+and+to+Typically+Developing+Siblings.+In+terms+of+worries%2C+individuals+with+Down+Syndrome+worried+more+about+social-related+worries+but+worried+less+about+family-+related+aspects+compared+to+the+other+groups.+In+sum%2C+individuals+with+Down+Syndrome+might+show+less+anxiety+but+still+worried+more+about+specific+aspects+related+to+the+impact+of+COVID-19+pandemic+on+their+lives.&rft.subject=COVID-19%2C+Down+syndrome%2C+anxiety%2C+worries%2CSEND%2Cpredictors&rft.publisher=PsyArXiv+Preprints&rft.date=2021-11-25&rft.type=Working+%2F+discussion+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=++++PsyArXiv+Preprints%3A+Ithaca%2C+NY%2C+USA.+(2021)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10143088%2F1%2FANXIETYC19DS-Preprint2021.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10143088%2F&rft.rights=open