2022
Anxious Bullies: Parent Distress and Youth Anxiety Interact to Predict Bullying Perpetration
Musicaro RM, Yeguez CE, Rey Y, Silverman WK, Pettit JW. Anxious Bullies: Parent Distress and Youth Anxiety Interact to Predict Bullying Perpetration. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2022, 55: 812-818. PMID: 36222997, PMCID: PMC10090230, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-022-01443-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYouth anxietyParent distressBullying perpetrationAnxiety symptom severityAnxious samplesYouth distressPercent of youthAnxietyBulliesParents' levelPerpetrationDistressSymptom severityHome problemsYouthEmpirical findingsSignificant interactionPast monthFindingsOverlooked groupNovel insightsEarlier studies
2021
Moderators of response to child‐based and parent‐based child anxiety treatment: a machine learning‐based analysis
Lebowitz ER, Zilcha‐Mano S, Orbach M, Shimshoni Y, Silverman WK. Moderators of response to child‐based and parent‐based child anxiety treatment: a machine learning‐based analysis. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2021, 62: 1175-1182. PMID: 33624848, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModerators of responseParent negativityChild anxiety treatmentOxytocin levelsBaseline anxietyCognitive behavioral therapyPrimary anxiety disorderChild-reported outcomesParent-reported outcomesChildhood anxietyAnxiety treatmentAnxiety symptomsPotential moderatorsAnxiety disordersTreatment conditionsModeratorMachine learning-based analysisAnxietyNegativitySignificant interactionChildrenNonoptimal treatmentTreatment efficacyParentingSocioemotional