2021
Attending 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxietyAnxiety DisordersChildFactor Analysis, StatisticalHumansPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsAttentional 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 analysisUsing Evaluative Criteria to Review Youth Anxiety Measures, Part II: Parent-Report
Etkin RG, Lebowitz ER, Silverman WK. Using Evaluative Criteria to Review Youth Anxiety Measures, Part II: Parent-Report. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2021, 50: 155-176. PMID: 33739908, PMCID: PMC8025201, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2021.1878898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxietyAnxiety DisordersChildFemaleHumansMaleParentsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSelf ReportConceptsYouth Anxiety MeasureParent-report measuresAnxiety ScaleAnxiety measuresYouth self-report measuresSpence Children's Anxiety ScaleYouth anxiety symptomsPsychometric propertiesAnxiety symptom measuresMultidimensional Anxiety ScaleChildren's Anxiety ScaleSelf-report measuresExcellent psychometric propertiesChild anxietyYouth SelfParent reportEmotional disordersAnxiety symptomsEvidence baseSymptom measuresEvidence-based updateAdditional researchMeasuresEvaluative criteriaAnxietyThe validity of a measure of adjustment in siblings of children with developmental and physical disabilities: a brief report
Orm S, Vatne T, Haukeland YB, Silverman WK, Fjermestad K. The validity of a measure of adjustment in siblings of children with developmental and physical disabilities: a brief report. Developmental Neurorehabilitation 2021, 24: 355-358. PMID: 33393399, DOI: 10.1080/17518423.2020.1869338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSiblings of childrenConvergent validityMental health measuresMental health difficultiesHealth measuresHealth difficultiesPhysical disabilityOne-factor structureSignificant correlationDisabilityChildrenFactor structureSiblingsAdjustment ScaleSiblings' adjustmentBrief reportAdjustmentMeasures of adjustment
2020
Using Evaluative Criteria to Review Youth Anxiety Measures, Part I: Self-Report
Etkin RG, Shimshoni Y, Lebowitz ER, Silverman WK. Using Evaluative Criteria to Review Youth Anxiety Measures, Part I: Self-Report. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2020, 50: 58-76. PMID: 32915074, PMCID: PMC7914129, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2020.1802736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxietyAnxiety DisordersChildHumansPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSelf ReportConceptsSelf-report measuresYouth self-report measuresYouth Anxiety MeasureEvidence-based treatment deliveryPsychological scienceAnxiety measuresSelf-ReportEvidence-based assessmentPsychometric propertiesEvaluative reviewMost ratingsEvaluative criteriaEvidence-based updateFuture directionsRatingsMeasuresEvidence baseTreatment deliveryAnxietyHigh confidenceAssessment functionDisordersConfidence
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnxiety DisordersChildFemaleHumansMaleMothersPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificitySurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsSpence 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 disorderMeasuring Family Accommodation of Childhood Anxiety: Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Validity, and Reliability of the Parent and Child Family Accommodation Scale – Anxiety
Lebowitz ER, Marin CE, Silverman WK. Measuring Family Accommodation of Childhood Anxiety: Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Validity, and Reliability of the Parent and Child Family Accommodation Scale – Anxiety. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2019, 49: 752-760. PMID: 31136200, PMCID: PMC6881529, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2019.1614002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxiety DisordersChildChild Behavior DisordersFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansMaleParent-Child RelationsReproducibility of ResultsConceptsConfirmatory factor analysisFamily accommodationChildhood anxietyExploratory factor analysisTest-retest reliabilityFactor analysisChild anxiety symptomsChild depression symptomsChild-parent dyadsTwo-factor modelTest-retest reliability dataChild anxietyAnxiety symptomsFamily routinesDivergent validityDepression symptomsTest-retest dataConvergent validityFactorial structureKey constructsAnxietyAccommodation measuresTheory developmentClinical applicationStudy objective
2016
Attentional Control Scale for Children: Factor Structure and Concurrent Validity Among Children and Adolescents Referred for Anxiety Disorders
Melendez R, Bechor M, Rey Y, Pettit JW, Silverman WK. Attentional Control Scale for Children: Factor Structure and Concurrent Validity Among Children and Adolescents Referred for Anxiety Disorders. Journal Of Clinical Psychology 2016, 73: 489-499. PMID: 27459398, PMCID: PMC5545119, DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxiety DisordersAttentionChildFemaleHumansMalePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesReproducibility of ResultsSelf-ControlConceptsAttentional Control ScaleAttentional controlSelf-rating scaleControl ScaleFactor structureAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderConcurrent validityYouth anxiety symptomsDeficit hyperactivity disorderAdolescents ReferredAttentional shiftingAttentional focusingParent ratingsCorrelated subscalesYouth diagnosesAnxiety symptomsExploratory factor analysisAnxiety disordersSelf ratingsSubscale scoresRetest reliabilityFactor analysisFuture researchDepressive symptomsChildren
2008
Fathers' Ratings in the Assessment of Their Child's Anxiety Symptoms: A Comparison to Mothers' Ratings and Their Associations With Paternal Symptomatology
Moreno J, Silverman WK, Saavedra LM, Phares V. Fathers' Ratings in the Assessment of Their Child's Anxiety Symptoms: A Comparison to Mothers' Ratings and Their Associations With Paternal Symptomatology. Journal Of Family Psychology 2008, 22: 915-919. PMID: 19102612, DOI: 10.1037/a0014097.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Multisample cross‐validation of a model of childhood posttraumatic stress disorder symptomatology
Anthony JL, Lonigan CJ, Vernberg EM, La Greca A, Silverman WK, Prinstein MJ. Multisample cross‐validation of a model of childhood posttraumatic stress disorder symptomatology. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 2005, 18: 667-676. PMID: 16382435, DOI: 10.1002/jts.20075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildDisastersFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansMaleModels, PsychologicalReproducibility of ResultsSouth CarolinaStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticConceptsPosttraumatic stress reactionsChildren's posttraumatic stress reactionsFactorial invariancePosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatologyStress reactionsMultisample confirmatory factor analysisConfirmatory factor analysisDisorder symptomatologyTraumatic eventsFifth gradersSymptom clustersFactor analysisHurricane AndrewHurricane Hugo
2003
The Facets of Anxiety Sensitivity Represented in the Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index: Confirmatory Analyses of Factor Models From Past Studies
Silverman WK, Goedhart AW, Barrett P, Turner C. The Facets of Anxiety Sensitivity Represented in the Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index: Confirmatory Analyses of Factor Models From Past Studies. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2003, 112: 364-374. PMID: 12943015, DOI: 10.1037/0021-843x.112.3.364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxietyChildFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansMaleReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificitySurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsAnxiety Sensitivity IndexChildhood Anxiety Sensitivity IndexAnxiety sensitivityLower-order factorsFactor modelStrong general factorHierarchical factor modelFactor analytic studiesConfirmatory factor analysisNonclinical sampleSensitivity theoryHypothesized modelFactorial invarianceOrder factorsGeneral factorFactor analysisSensitivity indexConfirmatory analysisAdolescentsClinical samplesChildrenFacetsPast studiesAnalytic studyFit criteriaResearch on Information-Processing Factors in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology: A Critical Commentary
Vasey MW, Dalgleish T, Silverman WK. Research on Information-Processing Factors in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology: A Critical Commentary. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2003, 32: 81-93. PMID: 12573934, DOI: 10.1207/s15374424jccp3201_08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent PsychiatryChildChild BehaviorChild PsychiatryHumansMental ProcessesModels, TheoreticalPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsResearch DesignConceptsAdolescent psychopathologyInformation-processing factorsInformation processing factorsClinical childCognitive factorsAdolescent psychologyP paradigmPsychometric issuesPsychopathology researchersPsychopathologyFuture researchHeuristic frameworkSuch factorsChildrenSuch researchParadigmSpecial sectionPsychologyCritical commentaryMaintenance of childrenResearchArt of researchNumber of limitationsTheoryChildhood
2002
Diagnostic efficiency of symptoms in the diagnosis of DSM‐IV: generalized anxiety disorder in youth
Pina AA, Silverman WK, Alfano CA, Saavedra LM. Diagnostic efficiency of symptoms in the diagnosis of DSM‐IV: generalized anxiety disorder in youth. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2002, 43: 959-967. PMID: 12405483, DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxiety DisordersChildDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFemaleHumansMaleOdds RatioPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesReproducibility of Results
2001
An analysis of the RCMAS lie scale in a clinic sample of anxious children
Pina A, Silverman W, Saavedra L, Weems C. An analysis of the RCMAS lie scale in a clinic sample of anxious children. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2001, 15: 443-457. PMID: 11583076, DOI: 10.1016/s0887-6185(01)00075-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTest-Retest Reliability of Anxiety Symptoms and Diagnoses With the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV: Child and Parent Versions
SILVERMAN W, SAAVEDRA L, PINA A. Test-Retest Reliability of Anxiety Symptoms and Diagnoses With the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV: Child and Parent Versions. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2001, 40: 937-944. PMID: 11501694, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200108000-00016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxiety DisordersChildFemaleFloridaHumansMaleParentsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsReferral and ConsultationReproducibility of ResultsConceptsAnxiety disordersTest-retest reliabilityAnxiety symptomsDSM-IV anxiety disorder symptomsParent versionDSM-IVAnxiety disorder symptomsSeparation anxiety disorderTest-retest intervalSocial phobiaDisorder symptomsSpecific phobiaADISFuture researchPhobiaSymptom scale scoresInterview informationReliable instrumentExcellent reliabilityChildrenReliability coefficientsDisordersParentsScale scoreSymptoms
1992
Age Differences in the Reliability of Parent and Child Reports of Child Anxious Symptomatology Using a Structured Interview
SILVERMAN W, EISEN A. Age Differences in the Reliability of Parent and Child Reports of Child Anxious Symptomatology Using a Structured Interview. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1992, 31: 117-124. PMID: 1537762, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199201000-00018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research