A new study has revealed that parents’ paranoia predicted safety behavior use of their children. However, adolescents’ paranoia did not predict their parents’ safety behavior use. The paper was published in Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. Paranoia is characterized by a steadfast belief that one is the target of harm by others, a belief not commonly shared and resistant to change despite evidence to the contrary. Individuals exhibiting paranoia may misinterpret harmless or neutral actions as hostile or threatening, resulting in increased vigilance and anxiety. Such individuals…