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 associationChallenges
2019
Family 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
Anxiety Sensitivity Moderates the Relation Between Family Accommodation and Anxiety Symptom Severity in Clinically Anxious Children
Schleider JL, Lebowitz ER, Silverman WK. Anxiety Sensitivity Moderates the Relation Between Family Accommodation and Anxiety Symptom Severity in Clinically Anxious Children. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2017, 49: 187-196. PMID: 28616690, PMCID: PMC6688181, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-017-0740-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnxiety symptom severityChild anxiety symptom severityFamily accommodationAnxiety sensitivityAnxious childrenSymptom severityClinically Anxious ChildrenAnxiety-provoking stimuliLong-term anxietySubset of childrenAnxiety severityImmediate distressMothers' ratingsChildren's symptomsParental involvementChildrenDistressRatingsSeverity associationStrength of associationAnxietyHigh levelsStimuliAccommodationLink