2024
Risk avoidance and social anxiety in adolescence: Examination of event-related potentials and theta-dynamics on the Balloon Risk Avoidance Task
Edgar E, Waugh A, Wu J, Castagna P, Potenza M, Mayes L, Crowley M. Risk avoidance and social anxiety in adolescence: Examination of event-related potentials and theta-dynamics on the Balloon Risk Avoidance Task. Brain And Cognition 2024, 180: 106209. PMID: 39137602, PMCID: PMC11371477, DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2024.106209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLevels of social anxietySocially anxious youthSocial anxietyAnxious youthAvoidance taskSocial Phobia and Anxiety InventoryLow levels of social anxietyRisk avoidanceNeural correlatesAvoidance conditioningSuccessful avoidanceTheta dynamicsAnxiety InventoryTheta powerBehavioral correlatesAnxietyTheta responseFRNAdolescentsAvoidanceConcurrent electroencephalographySlow-waveYouthOscillatory dynamicsTask
2023
The effects of social belonging and kindness on stress and well‐being during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A longitudinal experiment
Nelson‐Coffey S, Layous K, Coffey J, Mayes L. The effects of social belonging and kindness on stress and well‐being during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A longitudinal experiment. Social And Personality Psychology Compass 2023, 17 DOI: 10.1111/spc3.12798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive emotionsLongitudinal experimentSelf-directed strategiesPre-registered hypothesesPandemic-related stressImproved life satisfactionLong-term stressorsNegative emotionsPerceived stressEmotional benefitsLife satisfactionEmotionsSignificant stressorsSocial belongingPreliminary evidenceCOVID-19 pandemicStressorsKindnessMore researchAffirmationPeople's livesAnxietyLonelinessParticipantsSatisfaction
2021
Avoidance in Adolescence: The Balloon Risk Avoidance Task (BRAT)
Crowley M, van Noordt S, Castagna P, Vaca F, Wu J, Lejuez C, Mayes L. Avoidance in Adolescence: The Balloon Risk Avoidance Task (BRAT). Journal Of Psychopathology And Behavioral Assessment 2021, 44: 297-311. DOI: 10.1007/s10862-021-09928-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBalloon Analogue Risk TaskAvoidance behaviorRisk TaskMore avoidance behaviorSubset of youthRisk-taking behaviorMotivational correlatesBehavioral measuresAnxiety symptomsAvoidance taskLate adolescenceDiscriminant validityValidity dataDepressed moodAdolescenceAge 10TaskYouthAvoidanceAnxietyGreater levelsSignificant positive associationClinical implicationsPositive associationLess attention
2019
3 Perioperative Behavioral Stress in Children
Gulur P, Fortier M, Mayes L, Kain Z. 3 Perioperative Behavioral Stress in Children. 2019, 25-34.e3. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-42974-0.00003-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerioperative behaviorChildren's preoperative anxietyPreoperative anxietyChild's perioperative experienceExperiences of childrenDevelopmental considerationsChildren's responsesEmotional factorsDevelopmental factorsAnxietyEffective interventionsBehavioral stressChildrenExperiencePerioperative experiencePerioperative fieldHigh levelsBehavioral recoveryIntervention
2009
Links Between Disorganized Attachment Classification and Clinical Symptoms in School-Aged Children
Borelli J, David D, Crowley M, Mayes L. Links Between Disorganized Attachment Classification and Clinical Symptoms in School-Aged Children. Journal Of Child And Family Studies 2009, 19: 243-256. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-009-9292-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical symptomsSymptoms of depressionSchool-Aged ChildrenClinical criteriaYear old childrenClinical questionnaireDisorganized attachment classificationsThought problemsTwo-session studyDepressive symptomsSymptomsOlder childrenSymptoms of psychopathologyDisorganized attachmentChildrenAvailable measurement toolsInterview measuresChildhoodConcurrent associationsChild reportsMiddle childhoodAnxietyPsychopathology
2001
Sensory Stimuli and Anxiety in Children Undergoing Surgery: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Kain Z, Wang S, Mayes L, Krivutza D, Teague B. Sensory Stimuli and Anxiety in Children Undergoing Surgery: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2001, 92: 897-903. PMID: 11273921, DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200104000-00018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInduction of anesthesiaChildren Undergoing SurgeryPostoperative day 1Postoperative behavioral changesSensory stimuliPost Hospitalization Behavior QuestionnaireUndergoing surgeryBehavioral recoveryIncreased complianceStimulation groupDay 1AnesthesiaControl groupAnesthesia maskOperating room lightsSurgeryAnxiety of childrenBehavioral interventionsOperating roomChildrenBehavioral changesExhibit low levelsBehavior QuestionnaireInductionAnxiety
2000
Preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain in women undergoing hysterectomy A repeated-measures design
Kain Z, Sevarino F, Alexander G, Pincus S, Mayes L. Preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain in women undergoing hysterectomy A repeated-measures design. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 2000, 49: 417-422. PMID: 11182434, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3999(00)00189-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative pain responsePreoperative state anxietyPostoperative painPreoperative anxietyPain responseElective abdominal hysterectomyImmediate postoperative painPostoperative pain managementState anxietyAnalgesic consumptionAbdominal hysterectomyPositive predictorPerioperative periodPain managementSurgical managementMultiple time pointsPainRepeated-measures designTime pointsStudy sampleHysterectomySignificant positive predictorPerceived stressWardsAnxietySocial adaptability, cognitive abilities, and other predictors for children’s reactions to surgery
Kain Z, Mayes L, Weisman S, Hofstadter M. Social adaptability, cognitive abilities, and other predictors for children’s reactions to surgery. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2000, 12: 549-554. PMID: 11137417, DOI: 10.1016/s0952-8180(00)00214-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive abilitiesSocial adaptabilityParental anxietyPerioperative anxietyGroup of childrenChild temperamentChildren's reactionsAnxious parentsCorrelational analysisParental stateAdaptive behaviorPersonality characteristicsHigh intelligenceAnxietyAge 3TemperamentChildrenStylePredictorsSurgical childrenPersonalityAbilityRegression analysisHigh levelsIntelligenceParental Presence and a Sedative Premedicant for Children Undergoing Surgery
Kain Z, Mayes L, Wang S, Caramico L, Krivutza D, Hofstadter M. Parental Presence and a Sedative Premedicant for Children Undergoing Surgery. Anesthesiology 2000, 92: 939-946. PMID: 10754612, DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200004000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPPIA groupSedative groupOverall careParental presenceParental satisfactionOperating roomParental anxietyInduction of anesthesiaPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsPerioperative periodOral midazolamOral sedativesPreoperative anxietySedative premedicantsAnesthesia maskChildrenSedativesAnxietyAdditive effectChild anxietyEndpointCareStandardized measuresIntervention
1998
Parental Presence during Induction of Anesthesia versus Sedative Premedication
Kain Z, Mayes L, Wang S, Caramico L, Hofstadter M. Parental Presence during Induction of Anesthesia versus Sedative Premedication. Anesthesiology 1998, 89: 1147-1156. PMID: 9822003, DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199811000-00015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInduction of anesthesiaMidazolam groupControl groupParental presenceOral midazolamEnd pointParental presence groupPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsParental anxiety scoresPerioperative periodPreoperative periodPreoperative anxietySedative premedicationAnesthesia maskAnesthesiaMidazolamOperating roomAnxiety scoresParent anxietyChildrenLess anxietyInterventionAnxietyInduction
1996
Preoperative preparation in children: A cross-sectional study
Kain Z, Mayes L, Caramico L. Preoperative preparation in children: A cross-sectional study. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 1996, 8: 508-514. PMID: 8872693, DOI: 10.1016/0952-8180(96)00115-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional studyPrevious hospitalizationPreoperative preparation programChild's ageMultivariable regression analysisAnxiety responsesPediatric outpatientsElective surgeryIndependent predictorsChildren's HospitalOutpatient surgeryPreoperative preparationAge of childrenPreoperative programSurgeryOperating roomOverall anxietyAgeHospitalizationChildrenRegression analysisHospitalPredictorsAnxietyInterventionParental Presence during Induction of Anesthesia
Kain Z, Mayes L, Caramico L, Silver D, Spieker M, Nygren M, Anderson G, Rimar S. Parental Presence during Induction of Anesthesia. Anesthesiology 1996, 84: 1060-1067. PMID: 8623999, DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199605000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInduction of anesthesiaSerum cortisol concentrationsLow baseline levelsParental presencePhysiologic measuresBaseline levelsCortisol concentrationsPreoperative behavioral interventionsMultivariate linear regression analysisOutpatient surgeryIntervention groupLinear regression analysisControl groupParent-absent groupBaseline temperamentAnesthesiaBehavioral interventionsChild's ageSignificant differencesChildrenRegression analysisInterventionLow trait anxietyTrait anxietyAnxiety