Rebecca Etkin
Postdoctoral AssociateAbout
Research
Publications
2025
Positive and Negative Experiences of Social Media Use in Early Adolescents with Social Anxiety
Juel E, Etkin R, Lebowitz E, Pettit J, Silverman W. Positive and Negative Experiences of Social Media Use in Early Adolescents with Social Anxiety. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2025, 1-8. PMID: 40053274, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-025-01822-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocially anxious adolescentsSocial anxietyAnxious adolescentsCore fearsSelf-report measures of social anxietySocial media experiencesEarly adolescenceMeasures of social anxietyAdolescent social anxietySelf-report measuresMental health concernsAnxietySocial media useAnxiety evaluationAdolescentsClinical understandingNegative experiencesFearMedia experiencesMedia useSocialSocial mediaRegression analysisHealth concernGirl/boy
2024
Parent-Only Treatment of Children and Adolescents
Etkin R, Shimshoni Y, Lebowitz E. Parent-Only Treatment of Children and Adolescents. CBT: Science Into Practice 2024, 207-228. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-74838-7_9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescent obsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderTreatment of ChildrenIllustrative case vignetteEtiology of childrenAnxious distressChildhood anxietyAnxiety disordersChild anxietyParental behavior changeAccommodation behaviorAnxietyCase vignettesSupportive responsesBehavioral changesCultural considerationsTreatment approachesDisordersChildrenParentsEmpirical researchSystems perspectiveAdolescentsDistressVignettesPilot study of a parent-based intervention for functional somatic symptoms in children
Etkin R, Winograd S, Calhoun A, Silverman W, Lebowitz E, Shapiro E. Pilot study of a parent-based intervention for functional somatic symptoms in children. Journal Of Pediatric Psychology 2024, 49: 900-910. PMID: 39468777, DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsae092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional somatic symptomsParent-based interventionsSomatic symptomsLevels of functional impairmentWeekly group sessionsPilot studyAssociated with significant distressEvidence-based treatmentsBaseline to posttreatmentGroup sessionsSignificant distressClinical outcomesChildren's symptomsPromote better functioningTreatment satisfactionInterventionBetter functionChild's levelChild careFunctional impairmentClinical researchFollow-upChildrenSymptomsParentsParent-Only Treatment for Child Anxiety
Shimshoni Y, Etkin R, Lebowitz E. Parent-Only Treatment for Child Anxiety. Advances In Psychiatry And Behavioral Health 2024, 4: 71-80. PMID: 39676822, PMCID: PMC11636585, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypsc.2024.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhen best friendships end: young adolescents' responses to hypothetical best friendship dissolution and associations with real-life friendship outcomes
Bowker J, Weingarten J, Etkin R, Dirks M. When best friendships end: young adolescents' responses to hypothetical best friendship dissolution and associations with real-life friendship outcomes. Frontiers In Developmental Psychology 2024, 2: 1369085. DOI: 10.3389/fdpys.2024.1369085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFamily accommodation: a diagnostic feature of obsessive-compulsive disorder?
Etkin R, Bloch M, Lebowitz E. Family accommodation: a diagnostic feature of obsessive-compulsive disorder? Expert Review Of Neurotherapeutics 2024, 24: 129-131. PMID: 38258501, DOI: 10.1080/14737175.2024.2309239.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Assessing Anxiety-Related Impairment in Children and Adolescents
Etkin R, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Assessing Anxiety-Related Impairment in Children and Adolescents. Assessment 2023, 31: 94-109. PMID: 37840296, DOI: 10.1177/10731911231194972.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDoes Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Youth Anxiety Disorders Improve Social Functioning and Peer Relationships?
Etkin R, Juel E, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Does Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Youth Anxiety Disorders Improve Social Functioning and Peer Relationships? Clinical Child And Family Psychology Review 2023, 26: 1052-1076. PMID: 37838627, DOI: 10.1007/s10567-023-00454-3.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyAdolescent anxiety disordersPeer relationshipsSocial functioningAnxiety disordersYouth anxiety disordersPeer outcomesAnxiety reductionTreatment-specific effectsFunctioningTreatment specificitySystematic narrative reviewRelated difficultiesSample characteristicsMajority of studiesSpecific outcomesChildrenTreatment outcomesStatistical findingsStudy sampleDisordersNarrative reviewFindingsRelationshipAnxietyBidirectional Associations Between Friend Overprotection and Psychosocial Adjustment During Adolescence
Etkin R, Bowker J. Bidirectional Associations Between Friend Overprotection and Psychosocial Adjustment During Adolescence. Journal Of Youth And Adolescence 2023, 52: 780-793. PMID: 36786907, DOI: 10.1007/s10964-023-01741-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeer difficultiesFriendship qualityInternalizing problemsBidirectional associationsPositive friendship qualityPeer nomination measuresPeer relations researchStructural equation modelPsychosocial adjustmentInternalizing symptomsNegative adjustmentOverprotective behaviorsEarly adolescenceNomination measuresYoung adolescentsOverprotectionAdolescenceFuture inquiryCurrent studyEquation modelFriendsSuch behaviorRelations researchDifficultiesAdjustmentChapter 19 Working with parents in the treatment of child and adolescent anxiety
Etkin R, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Chapter 19 Working with parents in the treatment of child and adolescent anxiety. 2023, 341-358. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-99613-6.00003-x.ChaptersAnxiety treatmentAdolescent anxietyAnxiety disordersChild anxiety treatmentIndividual child treatmentsAdolescent anxiety disordersExtant evidence baseParent variablesTreatment literatureChild's treatmentParent involvementParents' roleTreatment of childrenTheoretical importanceConsiderable methodological variationsEtiology of childrenMethodological variationsAnxietyParentsChildrenInvolvement approachEvidence baseValid inferencesConcrete recommendationsRich literature