2023
Association between specific types of parent stressors and fast-food consumption among parents and children
Bautista T, Fogelman N, Lartigue S, Silverman W, Jastreboff A, Sinha R. Association between specific types of parent stressors and fast-food consumption among parents and children. Eating Behaviors 2023, 49: 101724. PMID: 37054487, PMCID: PMC10247538, DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101724.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBody Mass IndexChildChild, PreschoolFast FoodsFeeding BehaviorHumansMiddle AgedParent-Child RelationsParentingParentsSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsHousehold chaosParent stressorsYoung childrenOnly significant predictorSignificant predictorsFast food consumptionStress interventionsSeparate regression modelsParentsSpecific typesYear oldsChildrenStressorsFast food intakeChildren's fast food consumptionPredictorsFinal modelHealthy foodsOldsBehaviorStressInterventionTurnBody mass indexFindings
2021
Attending to the Attentional Control Scale for Children: Confirming its factor structure and measurement invariance
van Son D, Marin CE, Boutris P, Rey Y, Lebowitz ER, Pettit JW, Silverman WK. Attending to the Attentional Control Scale for Children: Confirming its factor structure and measurement invariance. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2021, 80: 102399. PMID: 33892347, PMCID: PMC8141040, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2021.102399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxietyAnxiety DisordersChildFactor Analysis, StatisticalHumansPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsAttentional Control ScaleTwo-factor modelAttentional controlControl ScaleSelf-report questionnairesTwo-factor structureStrong factorial invarianceConfirmatory factor analysisModel fitAnxious youthAttentional focusingSingle-factor modelFuture research implicationsGood model fitTwo-factorMeasurement invarianceFactorial invariancePartial invarianceFactor structureDiverse sampleConcurrent validityResearch implicationsSubscale scoresPrevious researchFactor analysisThe validity of a measure of adjustment in siblings of children with developmental and physical disabilities: a brief report
Orm S, Vatne T, Haukeland YB, Silverman WK, Fjermestad K. The validity of a measure of adjustment in siblings of children with developmental and physical disabilities: a brief report. Developmental Neurorehabilitation 2021, 24: 355-358. PMID: 33393399, DOI: 10.1080/17518423.2020.1869338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSiblings of childrenConvergent validityMental health measuresMental health difficultiesHealth measuresHealth difficultiesPhysical disabilityOne-factor structureSignificant correlationDisabilityChildrenFactor structureSiblingsAdjustment ScaleSiblings' adjustmentBrief reportAdjustmentMeasures of adjustment
2020
A computational network perspective on pediatric anxiety symptoms
Abend R, Bajaj MA, Coppersmith DDL, Kircanski K, Haller SP, Cardinale EM, Salum GA, Wiers RW, Salemink E, Pettit JW, Pérez-Edgar K, Lebowitz ER, Silverman WK, Bar-Haim Y, Brotman MA, Leibenluft E, Fried EI, Pine DS. A computational network perspective on pediatric anxiety symptoms. Psychological Medicine 2020, 51: 1752-1762. PMID: 32787994, PMCID: PMC8486314, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291720000501.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
The Utility of the SCAS-C/P to Detect Specific Anxiety Disorders Among Clinically Anxious Children
Reardon T, Creswell C, Lester KJ, Arendt K, Blatter-Meunier J, Bögels SM, Coleman JRI, Cooper PJ, Heiervang ER, Herren C, Hogendoorn SM, Hudson JL, Keers R, Lyneham HJ, Marin CE, Nauta M, Rapee RM, Roberts S, Schneider S, Silverman WK, Thastum M, Thirlwall K, Wergeland GJ, Eley TC. The Utility of the SCAS-C/P to Detect Specific Anxiety Disorders Among Clinically Anxious Children. Psychological Assessment 2019, 31: 1006-1018. PMID: 31070449, PMCID: PMC6671872, DOI: 10.1037/pas0000700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnxiety DisordersChildFemaleHumansMaleMothersPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificitySurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsSpence Children's Anxiety ScaleSpecific anxiety disordersSocial phobia subscaleSocial anxiety disorderAnxiety disordersFear subscaleQuestionnaire measuresSeparation anxietyGeneralized anxietyAnxiety ScalePreadolescent childrenChildren's Anxiety ScaleClinic-referred sampleSeparation anxiety disorderSeparation anxiety subscaleContribution of childrenFull diagnostic assessmentSCAS subscalesAnxious childrenSocial phobiaChild reportsOptimal cutoff scoreAnxiety subscaleAnxietyCorresponding disorder
2015
Salivary oxytocin in clinically anxious youth: Associations with separation anxiety and family accommodation
Lebowitz ER, Leckman JF, Feldman R, Zagoory-Sharon O, McDonald N, Silverman WK. Salivary oxytocin in clinically anxious youth: Associations with separation anxiety and family accommodation. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2015, 65: 35-43. PMID: 26716876, PMCID: PMC4895196, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxiety, SeparationChildFemaleHumansMaleMother-Child RelationsMothersOxytocinPituitary HormonesSalivaSelf ReportSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsSalivary OT levelsFamily accommodationSeparation anxiety disorderYouth anxietyAnxiety disordersAnxious youthInterpersonal behaviorSeparation anxietyOT levelsDSM-5 anxiety disordersSeparation anxiety symptomsTreatment of anxietyNeuropeptide oxytocinSalivary OTClinical anxietyMaternal ratingsSalivary oxytocinAnxiety symptomsOxytocinergic systemRegulation of anxietyAnxious behaviorOwn behaviorAnxiety assessmentAnxietyParental involvementPredictors of dropout from community clinic child CBT for anxiety disorders
Wergeland GJ, Fjermestad KW, Marin CE, Haugland BS, Silverman WK, Öst LG, Havik OE, Heiervang ER. Predictors of dropout from community clinic child CBT for anxiety disorders. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2015, 31: 1-10. PMID: 25637909, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2015.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAmbulatory CareAnxiety DisordersAttitude to HealthChildCognitive Behavioral TherapyCommunity Mental Health CentersFemaleHumansInternal-External ControlMaleMotivationParentsPatient DropoutsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychotherapy, GroupSelf ConceptSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsCognitive behavior therapyTreatment credibilityOverall dropoutsAnxiety disordersLate dropoutGroup cognitive behavior therapyInternalizing symptomsPredictors of dropoutCommunity clinicsEffectiveness trialTreatment dropoutLower childSymptomsBehavior therapyEarly dropoutSignificant differencesChildrenPredictorsDisordersDropout rateClinicTherapyParentsDropoutTrials
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 studyPeersFindingsMeasures matter: the relative contribution of anxiety and depression to suicidal ideation in clinically referred anxious youth using brief versus full length questionnaires
Carter R, Silverman WK, Allen A, Ham L. Measures matter: the relative contribution of anxiety and depression to suicidal ideation in clinically referred anxious youth using brief versus full length questionnaires. Depression And Anxiety 2008, 25: e27-e35. PMID: 18729149, DOI: 10.1002/da.20468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxietyChildDepressionFemaleHumansMaleReferral and ConsultationSuicide, AttemptedSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsManifest Anxiety ScaleAnxious youthChildren's Manifest Anxiety ScaleDepression InventoryIndirect effectsChildren's Depression InventoryStructural equation modelingSignificant direct effectSuicidal ideationChildhood anxietyLength versionCross-sectional designAnxiety ScaleFull-length questionnairesBrief versionEquation modelingAnxietyMeasurement strategyIdeationDepressionFull-length versionYouthDifferent findingsRelative contributionRCMAS
2004
Clinical Phenomenology, Somatic Symptoms, and Distress in Hispanic/Latino and European American Youths With Anxiety Disorders
Pina AA, Silverman WK. Clinical Phenomenology, Somatic Symptoms, and Distress in Hispanic/Latino and European American Youths With Anxiety Disorders. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2004, 33: 227-236. PMID: 15136186, DOI: 10.1207/s15374424jccp3302_3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
The Facets of Anxiety Sensitivity Represented in the Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index: Confirmatory Analyses of Factor Models From Past Studies
Silverman WK, Goedhart AW, Barrett P, Turner C. The Facets of Anxiety Sensitivity Represented in the Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index: Confirmatory Analyses of Factor Models From Past Studies. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2003, 112: 364-374. PMID: 12943015, DOI: 10.1037/0021-843x.112.3.364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxietyChildFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansMaleReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificitySurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsAnxiety Sensitivity IndexChildhood Anxiety Sensitivity IndexAnxiety sensitivityLower-order factorsFactor modelStrong general factorHierarchical factor modelFactor analytic studiesConfirmatory factor analysisNonclinical sampleSensitivity theoryHypothesized modelFactorial invarianceOrder factorsGeneral factorFactor analysisSensitivity indexConfirmatory analysisAdolescentsClinical samplesChildrenFacetsPast studiesAnalytic studyFit criteria
2001
Anxiety sensitivity, anxiety, and depression in older patients and their relation to hypochondriacal concerns and medical illnesses
Bravo IM, Silverman WK. Anxiety sensitivity, anxiety, and depression in older patients and their relation to hypochondriacal concerns and medical illnesses. Aging & Mental Health 2001, 5: 349-357. PMID: 11767983, DOI: 10.1080/13607860120080305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnxietyAttitude to HealthDepressionFemaleHumansHypochondriasisMaleSurveys and Questionnaires
1993
Parent reports of child behavior problems: Bias in participation
La Greca A, Silverman W. Parent reports of child behavior problems: Bias in participation. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 1993, 21: 89-101. PMID: 8463507, DOI: 10.1007/bf00910491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParent ratingsLess attention problemsChild behavior problemsBetter academic skillsAttention problemsChild functioningParent reportBehavior problemsAcademic skillsParent participantsLess depressionMinority childrenNonminority childrenChildren's participationParentsChildrenFunctioningPeersRatings