2017
Social Media Use, Friendship Quality, and the Moderating Role of Anxiety in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
van Schalkwyk GI, Marin CE, Ortiz M, Rolison M, Qayyum Z, McPartland JC, Lebowitz ER, Volkmar FR, Silverman WK. Social Media Use, Friendship Quality, and the Moderating Role of Anxiety in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2017, 47: 2805-2813. PMID: 28616856, PMCID: PMC6688174, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-017-3201-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFriendship qualityAnxiety levelsSocial media useHigher friendship qualityComplex social informationAutism spectrum disorderMedia useSpectrum disorderSocial informationModerating RoleSocial mediaSocial engagementASDOffline social activitiesAnxietyAdolescentsSignificant anxietyComparison controlsSocial activities
2012
FAMILY ACCOMMODATION IN PEDIATRIC ANXIETY DISORDERS
Lebowitz ER, Woolston J, Bar‐Haim Y, Calvocoressi L, Dauser C, Warnick E, Scahill L, Chakir AR, Shechner T, Hermes H, Vitulano LA, King RA, Leckman JF. FAMILY ACCOMMODATION IN PEDIATRIC ANXIETY DISORDERS. Depression And Anxiety 2012, 30: 47-54. PMID: 22965863, PMCID: PMC3932435, DOI: 10.1002/da.21998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood anxiety disordersFamily Accommodation ScaleFamily accommodationAnxiety disordersMeasures of anxietyFamilies of childrenObsessive-compulsive disorderGood internal consistencyTwo-factor solutionAnxious childrenPediatric anxietyAccommodation ScaleSeparation anxietyGreater symptom severityAnxiety symptomsCompulsive disorderDivergent validityFamily routinesAnxietyDiagnostic InterviewPoor treatment outcomesInternal consistencySymptom severityMost parentsFactor analysis