Table 3.

Associations between parental psychopathology, parenting style and offspring SAD status

	Offspring SAD status
	Symptomatic SAD				Subthreshold SAD				DSM-IV threshold SAD
	OR	95% CI		P	OR	95% CI		P	OR	95% CI		P
Parental psychopathology status, controlled for parenting style (FEE)
Social anxiety disorder	1.32	0.75	2.36	0.338	1.43	0.71	2.92	0.319	3.27	1.14	9.34	0.027
Any other anxiety disordera	1.26	0.79	2.02	0.326	2.01	1.18	3.44	0.011	3.02	1.31	6.98	0.010
Any depressive disorderb	1.15	0.73	1.82	0.539	1.94	1.14	3.31	0.015	2.71	1.16	6.34	0.022
Any alcohol use disorderc	1.19	0.73	1.93	0.490	1.91	1.08	3.38	0.026	2.86	1.18	6.97	0.021
Any disorderd	1.25	0.84	1.88	0.273	1.80	1.09	2.95	0.021	2.74	1.23	6.12	0.014
Parenting style (FEE), controlled for parental psychopathology
Overprotection	1.02	0.96	1.08	0.584	1.08	1.01	1.16	0.021	1.18	1.08	1.29	0.000
Emotional warmth	1.00	0.96	1.04	0.875	0.96	0.92	1.01	0.130	0.91	0.84	0.98	0.012
Rejection	1.08	0.97	1.19	0.159	1.12	1.00	1.25	0.048	1.33	1.15	1.54	0.000

SAD social anxiety disorder, SAD groups are mutually exclusive, FEE questionnaire of recalled parental rearing behaviour, OR odds ratio, adjusted for age and gender, comparison group are offspring without parental psychopathology (upper part) and offspring without SAD (lower part), respectively, CI confidence interval

P < 0.05, bold values indicate statistical significance

^aPanic disorder, agoraphobia, generalized anxiety disorder, simple phobia, obsessive compulsive disorder; parents with social anxiety disorder were excluded

^bMajor depressive disorder, dysthymia; parents with social anxiety disorder were excluded

^cAlcohol abuse and dependence; parents with social anxiety disorder were excluded

^dSocial anxiety disorder, any other anxiety disorder, any depressive disorder, any alcohol use disorder