2017
Anxiety Disorders
Weems C, Silverman W. Anxiety Disorders. 2017, 531-559. DOI: 10.1002/9781394258932.ch16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnxiety disordersChildhood anxiety disordersInformation processing modelDevelopmental psychopathology approachStages of cognitionInternalizing symptomsHeritable vulnerabilityAnxious symptomsProcessing modelSomatic complaintsLatino childrenNon-Latino childrenHigh levelsClinical samplesDisordersChildrenLarge bodyRelated symptomsCognitionAnxietySymptomsEthnic differencesYouthPotential factorsGirls
2008
Pubertal timing and its link to behavioral and emotional problems among ‘at‐risk’ African American adolescent girls
Carter R, Jaccard J, Silverman WK, Pina AA. Pubertal timing and its link to behavioral and emotional problems among ‘at‐risk’ African American adolescent girls. Journal Of Adolescence 2008, 32: 467-481. PMID: 18801563, PMCID: PMC2796368, DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2008.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentAge FactorsAnxietyBehavioral SymptomsBlack or African AmericanChildDepressionEmotionsFemaleFloridaHumansInternal-External ControlJuvenile DelinquencyParentsPubertyRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSchoolsSex FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsRetrospective reportsPubertal timingEmotional problemsTeacher reportsStructural equation modeling resultsAfrican American adolescent girlsAdolescent internalizing problemsAmerican adolescent girlsGirls' pubertal developmentAfrican American girlsPsychosocial adjustmentInternalizing problemsDelinquent behaviorBehavioral problemsPubertal developmentRelative pubertal timingAdolescent girlsAmerican girlsGirlsStudy findingsDisadvantaged urban settingTeachersPresent studyPeersFindingsThe Relations between Anxiety Sensitivity and Anxiety Control in the Prediction of Anxiety Symptoms among Children and Adolescents
Marin C, Rey Y, Nichols-Lopez K, Silverman W. The Relations between Anxiety Sensitivity and Anxiety Control in the Prediction of Anxiety Symptoms among Children and Adolescents. Behavioural And Cognitive Psychotherapy 2008, 36: 391-402. DOI: 10.1017/s1352465808004475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnxiety sensitivityHigh anxiety sensitivityAnxiety controlAnxiety symptomsPartial mediatorPrediction of anxietyYouth anxietyStudy's conceptual modelConceptual modelInternal reactionsYouth sexAnxietyExternal threatsAdolescentsClinical implicationsGirlsBoysPotential clinical implicationsChildrenModeratorResearch clinicHigh levelsPresent studyContextFindingsCognitive and emotional facets of test anxiety in African American school children
Carter R, Williams S, Silverman W. Cognitive and emotional facets of test anxiety in African American school children. Cognition & Emotion 2008, 22: 539-551. DOI: 10.1080/02699930801886722.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAfrican American school childrenTest anxietyEmotional facetsAmerican school childrenConfirmatory factor analysisSchool childrenTest Anxiety ScaleTwo-factor modelAfrican American girlsAfrican American boysEmotional factorsBidimensional constructAnxiety ScaleAge 8American girlsAmerican boysCFA modelIndependent ratersHigher mean scoresPractical implicationsFactor analysisAnxietyChildrenMean scoreGirls
1988
The Influence of Gender on Children's Ratings of Fear in Self and Same-Aged Peers
Silverman W, Nelles W. The Influence of Gender on Children's Ratings of Fear in Self and Same-Aged Peers. The Journal Of Genetic Psychology 1988, 149: 17-21. PMID: 3373184, DOI: 10.1080/00221325.1988.10532134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSame-aged peersFear Survey ScheduleNine-year-old childrenChildren's fearsChildren's ratingsSurvey ScheduleOpposite genderFearOwn fearsInfluence of genderFuture researchGender differencesSame genderPeersRatingsChildrenGirlsBoysFemale judgesGenderPresent studyTerms of intensitySelfImplicationsJudges
1987
Assessing Children's and Adults' Expectations for Child Self-Control
Burke A, Solotar L, Silverman W, Israel A. Assessing Children's and Adults' Expectations for Child Self-Control. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 1987, 16: 37-42. DOI: 10.1207/s15374424jccp1601_5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdults' expectationsSelf-control training programSelf-control performanceChildren's self controlSelf-control behaviorThird-grade girlsChildren's displaysSelf-ControlParents' expectationsSixth gradeHigh expectationsAssessing ChildrenYoung childrenOlder childrenTraining programFuture researchChildrenGirlsBoysChecklistExpectationsDisplayParentsAdultsImplications
1983
Affective Matching in Nine-Year-Old Girls
Silverman W, Drabman R. Affective Matching in Nine-Year-Old Girls. The Journal Of Psychology 1983, 115: 123-129. DOI: 10.1080/00223980.1983.9923607.Peer-Reviewed Original Research