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
2015
Children’s obsessive compulsive symptoms and fear-potentiated startle responses
Borelli J, Ruiz S, Crowley M, Mayes L, De los Reyes A, Lewin A. Children’s obsessive compulsive symptoms and fear-potentiated startle responses. Journal Of Obsessive-Compulsive And Related Disorders 2015, 6: 101-107. DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2015.06.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObsessive-compulsive symptomsOC symptomsObsessive-compulsive disorderStartle responseCompulsive symptomsNon-clinical community sampleFear-potentiated startle responseEmotion regulation processesStartle magnitudeEmotion regulation difficultiesPhysiological fear responsesHigher OC symptomsGreater subjective distressSchool-aged childrenRegulation difficultiesContext insensitivityInnocuous situationsHighest startle magnitudesFear responsesSubjective distressCommunity sampleCompulsive disorderLevel of threatRegulation processesYouth
2009
Emotional arousal in cocaine exposed toddlers: Prediction of behavior problems
Chaplin TM, Fahy T, Sinha R, Mayes LC. Emotional arousal in cocaine exposed toddlers: Prediction of behavior problems. Neurotoxicology And Teratology 2009, 31: 275-282. PMID: 19465113, PMCID: PMC2743887, DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2009.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional arousalPrenatal cocaine exposureBehavior problemsAge 2 1/2 yearsCocaine exposureAge 5 1/2 yearsAge 2 1/2Subsequent behavior problemsLater psychopathologyEmotional responsesChild behaviorRegulation behaviorsArousalFrustrating taskToddlersTaskYear oldsMore referencesBoysEmotionsComplex relationsPsychopathologyBehaviorYouthFindings