1999
Factor structure of the childhood anxiety sensitivity index
Silverman W, Ginsburg G, Goedhart A. Factor structure of the childhood anxiety sensitivity index. Behaviour Research And Therapy 1999, 37: 903-917. PMID: 10458052, DOI: 10.1016/s0005-7967(98)00189-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnxiety Sensitivity IndexChildhood Anxiety Sensitivity IndexHierarchical multidimensional modelMental incapacitation concernsFirst-order factorsIndependent samplesFactor analytic studiesAnxiety sensitivityChild anxietyStrong empirical supportNonclinic sampleFactor modelPhysical concernsAnxiety symptomsMultidimensional constructAdult versionUnidimensional constructFactor structurePast findingsMultidimensional modelPresent study findingsEmpirical supportHierarchical constructClinic sampleSensitivity index
1995
What Do Children Worry About? Worries and Their Relation to Anxiety
Silverman W, La Greca A, Wasserstein S. What Do Children Worry About? Worries and Their Relation to Anxiety. Child Development 1995, 66: 671-686. PMID: 7789194, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1995.tb00897.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensity of worryMore worryChild anxiety measuresLow-anxious childrenRole of worryAreas of worryNumber of worriesAge-related differencesDysfunctional worryAnxious childrenChildhood anxietyAnxiety measuresSchool sampleSixth gradePersonal harmAnxietyEmpirical supportWorryChildrenElementary schoolHispanic childrenAfrican AmericansSchoolsPerceptionFindings