2024
Parent Psychological Control and Youth Social Anxiety: Examining Attention Control and its Components as Moderators
Falcone M, Rey Y, Chong L, Marin C, Lebowitz E, Silverman W, Pettit J. Parent Psychological Control and Youth Social Anxiety: Examining Attention Control and its Components as Moderators. Cognitive Therapy And Research 2024, 1-9. DOI: 10.1007/s10608-024-10538-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParental psychological controlYouth social anxietySocial anxietyPsychological controlAttentional controlAnxiety disorders specialty clinicHigh social anxietyTreatment developmentAnxietyClinical implicationsYouth attentionSpecialty clinicsYouthParentsModeratelyQuestionnaire dataEmpirical researchAttentionAssociationMethodsParticipantsControlImplicationsPatterns of sub‐optimal change following CBT for childhood anxiety
Bertie L, Arendt K, Coleman J, Cooper P, Creswell C, Eley T, Hartman C, Heiervang E, In‐Albon T, Krause K, Lester K, Marin C, Nauta M, Rapee R, Schneider S, Schniering C, Silverman W, Thastum M, Thirlwall K, Waite P, Wergeland G, Hudson J. Patterns of sub‐optimal change following CBT for childhood anxiety. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2024, 65: 1612-1623. PMID: 38817012, PMCID: PMC11563922, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.14009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapyAnxiety disordersAnxiety diagnosesGrowth curve modelsMinimal respondersGroup cognitive behavioral therapyPatterns of symptom changeCurve modelClinically anxious youthSocial anxiety disorderAssociated with significantly less improvementResponse patternsAssess patterns of changeAnxious youthDisorder remissionChildhood anxietyMaternal psychopathologyBehavioral therapyDisorder severityDiagnostic statusSymptom changePre-and post-treatmentDelayed respondersAnxietyParental factorsChanges in Frontoamygdala Circuitry Associated With a Parent-Focused Intervention for Pediatric Anxiety Disorders
Gee D, Gunther K, Petrie D, Kitt E, Keding T, Broussard A, Zacharek S, Nardini C, Hommel G, Martino A, Anderson T, Spencer H, Odriozola P, Marin C, Silverman W, Lebowitz E. Changes in Frontoamygdala Circuitry Associated With a Parent-Focused Intervention for Pediatric Anxiety Disorders. Biological Psychiatry 2024, 95: s44. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFamily Accommodation in Anxious Irritable and Anxious Nonirritable Youth
Budagzad-Jacobson R, Musicaro R, Marin C, Silverman W, Lebowitz E. Family Accommodation in Anxious Irritable and Anxious Nonirritable Youth. Behavior Therapy 2024, 55: 913-921. PMID: 39174269, PMCID: PMC11341947, DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2024.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFamily accommodationIrritable youthYouth anxietyParent ratingsCo-occurrence of anxietyLevels of irritabilityInfluence of irritabilityClinic-referredAnxiety disordersDiagnostic InterviewChild anxietyYouth ratingsAnxietyAccommodation behaviorAnxiety levelsTreatment targetModerating effectIrritability levelsYouthCo-occurrenceParentsIrritationDisordersFindingsAssociationResponding to threat: Associations between neural reactivity to and behavioral avoidance of threat in pediatric anxiety
Kitt E, Zacharek S, Odriozola P, Nardini C, Hommel G, Martino A, Anderson T, Spencer H, Broussard A, Dean J, Marin C, Silverman W, Lebowitz E, Gee D. Responding to threat: Associations between neural reactivity to and behavioral avoidance of threat in pediatric anxiety. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 351: 818-826. PMID: 38290579, PMCID: PMC10981528, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.01.204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReactivity to threatMeasures of avoidanceVentral anterior insulaClinician-based measuresNeural reactivityPediatric anxietyAnxiety disordersBehavioral avoidanceFunctional magnetic resonance imaging taskAmygdala functional connectivityVentromedial prefrontal cortexTreatment-seeking sampleAvoidance of threatClinically significant constructsAssociated with tasksGeneralizability of findingsPrefrontal cortexAnterior insulaNeural findingsLaboratory tasksFunctional connectivityAnxietyAmygdalaAvoidanceSignificant constructs
2023
Boundaries on Parent Involvement in Their Child’s Anxiety Cognitive-Behavioral-Treatment Outcome: Parent Reinforcement and Relationship Behaviors Moderate Outcome
Silverman W, Rey Y, Marin C, Boutris P, Jaccard J, Pettit J. Boundaries on Parent Involvement in Their Child’s Anxiety Cognitive-Behavioral-Treatment Outcome: Parent Reinforcement and Relationship Behaviors Moderate Outcome. Clinical Psychological Science 2023, 12: 936-944. PMID: 39474312, PMCID: PMC11521139, DOI: 10.1177/21677026231209331.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive-behavioral treatmentParent reinforcementParents’ psychological controlPsychological controlCognitive behavioralRelationship behaviorsLower anxietyAnxiety disordersModeration effectPositive reinforcementParent involvementYouthAnxietyResearch replicationParentsModerate outcomeTrainingTreatment outcomesModeratorEfficacy trialsReinforcementChildrenOutcomesDisordersImplicationsAffective 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 studyLanguageChildrenTaskMothersMothers’ Psychological Control and Accommodation are Associated with More Severe Anxiety in Hispanic Youth
Seligman L, Marin C, Hovey J, Rey Y, Pettit J, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Mothers’ Psychological Control and Accommodation are Associated with More Severe Anxiety in Hispanic Youth. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2023, 1-11. PMID: 37470923, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-023-01567-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological controlChild anxietyHispanic familiesChild anxiety treatmentMothers' psychological controlFathers of youthProtective parenting behaviorsHispanic youthParental accommodationPsychological accommodationSample of mothersParenting behaviorsAversive experiencesParenting stylesAnxiety treatmentNegative reinforcementModel hypothesizingAnxietyWhite samplesSevere anxietyYouthStyleParentingFathersFindingsThe Role of Family-Level Factors in Childhood Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kitt E, Cohodes E, McCauley S, Hommel G, Nardini C, Zacharek S, Martino A, Anderson T, Spencer H, Odriozola P, Spurrier G, Broussard A, Marin C, Silverman W, Lebowitz E, Gee D. The Role of Family-Level Factors in Childhood Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal Of Emotion And Psychopathology 2023, 1: 129-151. DOI: 10.55913/joep.v1i1.18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19-related fearCOVID-19-related stressFamily-level factorsAmygdala reactivityAnxiety disordersChildren's useEmotion regulation strategiesParent-child dynamicsExpressive suppressionAnxious youthFearful facesChildhood anxietyFMRI taskPediatric anxietyRegulation strategiesOwn functioningCOVID-19 pandemicFamily exposureMultimodal studyFearPervasive disruptionChildren's exposureFamily lifeParental assistanceAnxietyMaternal 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
Do School-Based Accommodations Mitigate Anxiety-Related School Impairment for Socially Anxious Youth?
Martel S, Falcone M, Etkin R, Marin C, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Do School-Based Accommodations Mitigate Anxiety-Related School Impairment for Socially Anxious Youth? European Journal Of Education And Psychology 2022, 15: 7-21. DOI: 10.32457/ejep.v15i2.1965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIndividualized education planSchool impairmentSchool contextEducation planDo SchoolGrade levelSchoolsStudentsYouthAdditional moderatorsAccommodationPlanFurther researchSignificant moderation effectUnited StatesModeration effectSocial anxietyAnxietyDisabilityContextCurrent studyResearchParticipantsModerate associationChallengesParent Involvement Enhances CBTs for Anxiety Disorders in Hispanic/Latino Youth: Acculturation as a Moderator
Patriarca G, Rey Y, Marin C, Yeguez C, Pettit J, Silverman W. Parent Involvement Enhances CBTs for Anxiety Disorders in Hispanic/Latino Youth: Acculturation as a Moderator. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2022, 90: 827-836. PMID: 36355650, PMCID: PMC9727821, DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000770.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive-behavioral treatmentAnxiety outcomesParent acculturationAnxiety disordersPsychological controlNegative reinforcementEfficacy of CBTParents’ psychological controlYouth anxiety severityHispanic/Latino youthEvidence-based interventionsYouth ages 6Anxiety severityBehavioral treatmentParents' useLatino youthLatino familiesParent involvementAge 6YouthAcculturation levelAcculturationEnculturationModeratorDisordersAttention Training as a Low-Intensity Treatment for Concerning Anxiety in Clinic-Referred Youth
Pettit J, Rey Y, Marin C, Bechor M, Lebowitz E, Vasey M, Jaccard J, Abend R, Pine D, Bar-Haim Y, Silverman W. Attention Training as a Low-Intensity Treatment for Concerning Anxiety in Clinic-Referred Youth. Behavior Therapy 2022, 54: 77-90. PMID: 36608979, PMCID: PMC9825787, DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2022.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention Bias Modification TreatmentAttention control trainingAttention trainingAnxiety severityAttention controlAnxiety levelsAttention biasNeutral facesLow-intensity treatmentGlobal impairmentDot-probe taskYouth anxiety severityClinic-Referred YouthFull criteriaAttention focusingControl trainingTreatment researchYouthIndependent evaluatorsTrainingImpairment ratingsACT trialsPosttreatmentSeverity ratingsRatingsYouth social functioning interacts with treatment arm, diagnosis, and gender to predict anxiety treatment outcome
Etkin RG, Marin CE, Silverman WK, Lebowitz ER. Youth social functioning interacts with treatment arm, diagnosis, and gender to predict anxiety treatment outcome. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2022, 156: 104160. PMID: 35870327, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2022.104160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnxiety treatment outcomesYouth social functioningSocial skillsPositive social interactionsSocial functioningAnxiety diagnosesAnxiety disordersSocial interactionParent-based treatmentChildren's social skillsSocial anxiety disorderYouths' social skillsAnxiety symptom severityYouth genderTreatment outcomesDiagnostic InterviewSymptom severityClinical functioningFunctioningSkillsYouthPredictorsMultiple regression modelDisordersGenderResponding to Threat: Associations Between Neural Reactivity to and Avoidance of Threat in Pediatric Anxiety
Kitt E, Zacharek S, Odriozola P, Nardini C, Hommel G, Martino A, Anderson T, Spencer H, Broussard A, Marin C, Silverman W, Lebowitz E, Gee D. Responding to Threat: Associations Between Neural Reactivity to and Avoidance of Threat in Pediatric Anxiety. Biological Psychiatry 2022, 91: s71. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2022.02.197.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Directional effects of parent and child anxiety 1 year following treatment of child anxiety, and the mediational role of parent psychological control
Silverman WK, Marin CE, Rey Y, Jaccard J, Pettit JW. Directional effects of parent and child anxiety 1 year following treatment of child anxiety, and the mediational role of parent psychological control. Depression And Anxiety 2021, 38: 1289-1297. PMID: 34464490, PMCID: PMC8664994, DOI: 10.1002/da.23210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParents’ psychological controlPsychological controlChild anxietyCognitive behavioral therapyParent anxietyIndividual cognitive behavioral therapyChild's ageAnxiety 1 yearTreatment targetsMediational roleEvidence of childrenBehavioral therapyRecent efficacy trialsParent involvementAnxietyPosttreatmentDirectional effectsParentsClinical implicationsCBT armEvidence of parentChildrenTreatment effectsModeratorEfficacy trialsDoes Training Parents in Reinforcement Skills or Relationship Skills Enhance Individual Youths’ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety? Outcome, Specificity, and Mediation
Silverman WK, Rey Y, Marin CE, Jaccard J, Pettit JW. Does Training Parents in Reinforcement Skills or Relationship Skills Enhance Individual Youths’ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety? Outcome, Specificity, and Mediation. Clinical Psychological Science 2021, 10: 355-373. PMID: 35599840, PMCID: PMC9122107, DOI: 10.1177/21677026211016402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapyNegative reinforcementAnxiety reductionLower anxietyRelationship skillsYouth cognitive behavioral therapiesParental psychological controlBehavioral parenting skillsPrimary anxiety diagnosisReinforcement skillsPsychological controlIndividual CBTTraining parentsParenting skillsBehavioral therapyAnxiety diagnosesPartial mediationCBTParent involvementAnxietyTreatment specificitySkillsYouthFuture researchTreatment studiesAttending to the Attentional Control Scale for Children: Confirming its factor structure and measurement invariance
van Son D, Marin CE, Boutris P, Rey Y, Lebowitz ER, Pettit JW, Silverman WK. Attending to the Attentional Control Scale for Children: Confirming its factor structure and measurement invariance. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2021, 80: 102399. PMID: 33892347, PMCID: PMC8141040, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2021.102399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttentional Control ScaleTwo-factor modelAttentional controlControl ScaleSelf-report questionnairesTwo-factor structureStrong factorial invarianceConfirmatory factor analysisModel fitAnxious youthAttentional focusingSingle-factor modelFuture research implicationsGood model fitTwo-factorMeasurement invarianceFactorial invariancePartial invarianceFactor structureDiverse sampleConcurrent validityResearch implicationsSubscale scoresPrevious researchFactor analysisFibroblast Growth Factor 2 Implicated in Childhood Anxiety and Depression Symptoms
Lebowitz ER, Orbach M, Marin CE, Salmaso N, Vaccarino FM, Silverman WK. Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Implicated in Childhood Anxiety and Depression Symptoms. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2021, 282: 611-616. PMID: 33445083, PMCID: PMC7897422, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.12.055.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Angststoornissen bij kinderen: een behandeling gericht op de ouders is even effectief als cognitieve gedragstherapie gericht op het kind. Een gerandomiseerde non-inferioriteitsstudie naar Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions
Lebowitz E, Marin C, Martino A, Shimshoni Y, Silverman W. Angststoornissen bij kinderen: een behandeling gericht op de ouders is even effectief als cognitieve gedragstherapie gericht op het kind. Een gerandomiseerde non-inferioriteitsstudie naar Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions. Gezinstherapie Wereldwijd 2020, 31: 435-457. DOI: 10.1007/s12440-020-00135-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research