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 studyPeersFindings
2001
An analysis of the RCMAS lie scale in a clinic sample of anxious children
Pina A, Silverman W, Saavedra L, Weems C. An analysis of the RCMAS lie scale in a clinic sample of anxious children. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2001, 15: 443-457. PMID: 11583076, DOI: 10.1016/s0887-6185(01)00075-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
What Do Children Worry About? Worries and Their Relation to Anxiety
Silverman W, La Greca A, Wasserstein S. What Do Children Worry About? Worries and Their Relation to Anxiety. Child Development 1995, 66: 671-686. PMID: 7789194, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1995.tb00897.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensity of worryMore worryChild anxiety measuresLow-anxious childrenRole of worryAreas of worryNumber of worriesAge-related differencesDysfunctional worryAnxious childrenChildhood anxietyAnxiety measuresSchool sampleSixth gradePersonal harmAnxietyEmpirical supportWorryChildrenElementary schoolHispanic childrenAfrican AmericansSchoolsPerceptionFindings