2023
Affective Language Spreads Between Anxious Children and Their Mothers During a Challenging Puzzle Task
Nook E, Nardini C, Zacharek S, Hommel G, Spencer H, Martino A, Morra A, Flores S, Anderson T, Marin C, Silverman W, Lebowitz E, Gee D. Affective Language Spreads Between Anxious Children and Their Mothers During a Challenging Puzzle Task. Emotion 2023, 23: 1513-1521. PMID: 36595385, PMCID: PMC10314965, DOI: 10.1037/emo0001203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative affect wordsChallenging puzzle taskAffect wordsAffective languagePuzzle taskEffective emotion regulationSpread of emotionsEmotion regulationNeuroscientific levelAnxious childrenEmotional influencesWord useBidirectional influenceAnxiety disordersBidirectional relationsMother's directionsMental healthEmotionsFuture researchWordsCurrent studyLanguageChildrenTaskMothersMaternal FGF2 levels associated with child anxiety and depression symptoms through child FGF2 levels
Lebowitz E, Marin C, Orbach M, Salmaso N, Vaccarino F, Silverman W. Maternal FGF2 levels associated with child anxiety and depression symptoms through child FGF2 levels. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2023, 326: 193-197. PMID: 36717031, PMCID: PMC10104478, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.01.090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFGF2 levelsDepressive symptomsDepression symptomsChild anxietySymptoms of anxietyRatings of anxietyGrowth factor 2Maternal anxietySymptomsDepressed childrenDepressionChild depressionMothersChildrenFactor 2Self-report ratingsAnxietyIntergenerational pathwaysNon-referred childrenRange of anxietyFGF2AssociationLevelsMaternal
2022
Anxiety and Social Functioning: The Moderating Roles of Family Accommodation and Youth Characteristics
Etkin RG, Silverman WK, Lebowitz ER. Anxiety and Social Functioning: The Moderating Roles of Family Accommodation and Youth Characteristics. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2022, 50: 781-794. PMID: 34997402, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-021-00884-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYouth anxiety severityFamily accommodationAnxiety severitySocial functioningYouth anxietyAnxiety disordersSocial anxiety disorder diagnosisYouth ageSocial functioning difficultiesSocial anxiety disorderYouth social functioningAnxiety disorder diagnosisHierarchical linear regressionSocial functioning variablesAnxious youthTypes of difficultiesSocial impairmentFunctioning variablesPotential moderatorsModerating RoleIntervention effortsExtent of identificationFuture research directionsDepression symptomsAnxiety
2021
Maternal Depression and Mother-Child Oxytocin Synchrony in Youth with Anxiety Disorders
Gadassi Polack R, Joormann J, Orbach M, Silverman WK, Lebowitz ER. Maternal Depression and Mother-Child Oxytocin Synchrony in Youth with Anxiety Disorders. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2021, 49: 381-392. PMID: 33403493, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-020-00744-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal depressionAnxiety disordersDepressive symptomsOT levelsBehavior problemsOwn depressive symptomsChild internalizing symptomsChild behavior problemsMother-child dyadsPsychiatric evaluationHigh levelsPeripheral measuresNegative affectChild anxietyNeuropeptide oxytocinInternalizing symptomsPhysiological synchronyBehavioral synchronySymptomsBehavioral codingInteraction tasksSalivary oxytocinAffiliative bondsDisordersDepression
2020
Family accommodation mediates the impact of childhood anxiety on functional impairment
Macul Ferreira de Barros P, Polga N, Szejko N, Miguel EC, Leckman JF, Silverman WK, Lebowitz ER. Family accommodation mediates the impact of childhood anxiety on functional impairment. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2020, 76: 102318. PMID: 33011554, PMCID: PMC7680363, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102318.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
The Utility of the SCAS-C/P to Detect Specific Anxiety Disorders Among Clinically Anxious Children
Reardon T, Creswell C, Lester KJ, Arendt K, Blatter-Meunier J, Bögels SM, Coleman JRI, Cooper PJ, Heiervang ER, Herren C, Hogendoorn SM, Hudson JL, Keers R, Lyneham HJ, Marin CE, Nauta M, Rapee RM, Roberts S, Schneider S, Silverman WK, Thastum M, Thirlwall K, Wergeland GJ, Eley TC. The Utility of the SCAS-C/P to Detect Specific Anxiety Disorders Among Clinically Anxious Children. Psychological Assessment 2019, 31: 1006-1018. PMID: 31070449, PMCID: PMC6671872, DOI: 10.1037/pas0000700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpence Children's Anxiety ScaleSpecific anxiety disordersSocial phobia subscaleSocial anxiety disorderAnxiety disordersFear subscaleQuestionnaire measuresSeparation anxietyGeneralized anxietyAnxiety ScalePreadolescent childrenChildren's Anxiety ScaleClinic-referred sampleSeparation anxiety disorderSeparation anxiety subscaleContribution of childrenFull diagnostic assessmentSCAS subscalesAnxious childrenSocial phobiaChild reportsOptimal cutoff scoreAnxiety subscaleAnxietyCorresponding disorderFamily accommodation mediates nightmares and sleep-related problems in anxious children
Lebowitz ER, Shimshoni Y, Silverman WK. Family accommodation mediates nightmares and sleep-related problems in anxious children. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2019, 62: 94-99. PMID: 30660831, PMCID: PMC6432767, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2019.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSleep-related problemsAnxious childrenFamily accommodationHypothesized mediational pathwaysStructural equation modelingStructural equation modelChildhood anxietyMediational pathwaysFirst empirical evidenceMaternal reportsEquation modelingFit indicesNightmaresEquation modelChildrenEmpirical evidenceEmpirical dataAnxietyAccommodationParticipants
2017
Maternal Acceptance Moderates Fear Ratings and Avoidance Behavior in Children
Shimshoni Y, Silverman WK, Byrne SP, Lebowitz ER. Maternal Acceptance Moderates Fear Ratings and Avoidance Behavior in Children. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2017, 49: 460-467. PMID: 29188403, PMCID: PMC5871552, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-017-0765-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildren’s avoidance behaviorMaternal acceptanceAvoidance behaviorBehavioral avoidanceAnxiety disordersFear of spidersSelf-rated fearLevel of avoidanceSpider stimuliAnxious childrenChild avoidanceChildren's fearsChildren's feelingsFearAvoidanceChildrenHallmark featureMothersAcceptanceDisordersAdolescentsBehaviorStimuliFeelingsModerates
2015
Salivary oxytocin in clinically anxious youth: Associations with separation anxiety and family accommodation
Lebowitz ER, Leckman JF, Feldman R, Zagoory-Sharon O, McDonald N, Silverman WK. Salivary oxytocin in clinically anxious youth: Associations with separation anxiety and family accommodation. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2015, 65: 35-43. PMID: 26716876, PMCID: PMC4895196, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSalivary OT levelsFamily accommodationSeparation anxiety disorderYouth anxietyAnxiety disordersAnxious youthInterpersonal behaviorSeparation anxietyOT levelsDSM-5 anxiety disordersSeparation anxiety symptomsTreatment of anxietyNeuropeptide oxytocinSalivary OTClinical anxietyMaternal ratingsSalivary oxytocinAnxiety symptomsOxytocinergic systemRegulation of anxietyAnxious behaviorOwn behaviorAnxiety assessmentAnxietyParental involvement
2014
AVOIDANCE MODERATES THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MOTHERS’ AND CHILDREN'S FEARS: FINDINGS FROM A NOVEL MOTION‐TRACKING BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT
Lebowitz ER, Shic F, Campbell D, MacLeod J, Silverman WK. AVOIDANCE MODERATES THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MOTHERS’ AND CHILDREN'S FEARS: FINDINGS FROM A NOVEL MOTION‐TRACKING BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT. Depression And Anxiety 2014, 32: 91-98. PMID: 25424469, DOI: 10.1002/da.22333.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Client Similarities and Differences in Two Childhood Anxiety Disorders Research Clinics
Southam-Gerow MA, Silverman WK, Kendall PC. Client Similarities and Differences in Two Childhood Anxiety Disorders Research Clinics. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2006, 35: 528-538. PMID: 17007598, DOI: 10.1207/s15374424jccp3504_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAnxiety DisordersBiomedical ResearchChildChild BehaviorChild Health ServicesDepressive DisorderFamily CharacteristicsFemaleFloridaHospitals, UniversityHumansInternal-External ControlMaleMothersPatientsPhiladelphiaPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSocioeconomic FactorsSomatoform Disorders