2012
Social Skills as a Mediator Between Anxiety Symptoms and Peer Interactions Among Children and Adolescents
Motoca LM, Williams S, Silverman WK. Social Skills as a Mediator Between Anxiety Symptoms and Peer Interactions Among Children and Adolescents. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2012, 41: 329-336. PMID: 22471319, PMCID: PMC3348994, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2012.668843.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYouth anxiety symptomsNegative peer interactionsSocial skillsParent ratingsAnxiety symptomsPeer interactionsYouth sexStructural equation modeling resultsPositive peer interactionsPrimary social phobiaAnxiety problemsSocial phobiaYouth ratingsSignificant moderatorCross-sectional designYouth ageSkillsYouthModeratorRatingsAdolescentsDepressive disorderChildrenPhobiaAnxiety
1998
Social Anxiety in Children with Anxiety Disorders: Relation with Social and Emotional Functioning
Ginsburg G, La Greca A, Silverman W. Social Anxiety in Children with Anxiety Disorders: Relation with Social and Emotional Functioning. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 1998, 26: 175-185. PMID: 9650624, DOI: 10.1023/a:1022668101048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial anxietyEmotional functioningAnxiety disordersSocial skillsPeer interactionsPoor social skillsSocial Anxiety ScaleNegative peer interactionsResponsible social behaviorThree-factor solutionAnxious childrenParent ratingsAnxiety ScaleSimple phobiaSocial behaviorPsychometric propertiesAnxietyAge 6Social acceptanceInternal consistencySASCClinic sampleFactor analysisFunctioningChildren