2017
The Role of Metacognitions in the Association between Children’s Perceptions of Maternal Control and Anxiety
Lønfeldt N, Marin C, Silverman W, Reinholdt-Dunne M, Esbjørn B. The Role of Metacognitions in the Association between Children’s Perceptions of Maternal Control and Anxiety. Journal Of Child And Family Studies 2017, 26: 1398-1408. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-017-0664-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal psychological controlPsychological controlMetacognitive modelCognitive vulnerabilityRole of metacognitionLevel of anxietyAnxious cognitionsSpecific metacognitionsMetacognitive theoryChild anxietyMetacognitive therapyDevelopmental perspectiveChildren's perceptionsRole experiencesMetacognitionCross-sectional designAnxietyDifferential findingsMaternal controlDanish school childrenSchool childrenPerceptionClinical implicationsParental componentsChildren
2010
Anxiety Symptoms in African American Children: Relations with Ethnic Pride, Anxiety Sensitivity, and Parenting
Gray C, Carter R, Silverman W. Anxiety Symptoms in African American Children: Relations with Ethnic Pride, Anxiety Sensitivity, and Parenting. Journal Of Child And Family Studies 2010, 20: 205-213. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-010-9422-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial anxiety symptomsAnxiety sensitivitySeparation anxiety symptomsAnxiety symptomsParental controlEthnic prideAfrican American childrenParental acceptanceAfrican American school childrenStructural equation modeling resultsHigher ethnic prideChild anxiety symptomsHigh anxiety sensitivityHigh parental acceptanceHigh parental controlAmerican childrenAvoidance symptomsParenting behaviorsHarm avoidanceAmerican school childrenSpecific dimensionsPhysical symptomsSchool childrenAnxietyPride
2008
Cognitive and emotional facets of test anxiety in African American school children
Carter R, Williams S, Silverman W. Cognitive and emotional facets of test anxiety in African American school children. Cognition & Emotion 2008, 22: 539-551. DOI: 10.1080/02699930801886722.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAfrican American school childrenTest anxietyEmotional facetsAmerican school childrenConfirmatory factor analysisSchool childrenTest Anxiety ScaleTwo-factor modelAfrican American girlsAfrican American boysEmotional factorsBidimensional constructAnxiety ScaleAge 8American girlsAmerican boysCFA modelIndependent ratersHigher mean scoresPractical implicationsFactor analysisAnxietyChildrenMean scoreGirls