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 ResearchConceptsAttentional 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 analysisThe 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
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 ResearchConceptsAttentional 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
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