2012
Social Skills as a Mediator Between Anxiety Symptoms and Peer Interactions Among Children and Adolescents
Motoca LM, Williams S, Silverman WK. Social Skills as a Mediator Between Anxiety Symptoms and Peer Interactions Among Children and Adolescents. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2012, 41: 329-336. PMID: 22471319, PMCID: PMC3348994, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2012.668843.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYouth anxiety symptomsNegative peer interactionsSocial skillsParent ratingsAnxiety symptomsPeer interactionsYouth sexStructural equation modeling resultsPositive peer interactionsPrimary social phobiaAnxiety problemsSocial phobiaYouth ratingsSignificant moderatorCross-sectional designYouth ageSkillsYouthModeratorRatingsAdolescentsDepressive disorderChildrenPhobiaAnxiety
2011
Sex Variations in Youth Anxiety Symptoms: Effects of Pubertal Development and Gender Role Orientation
Carter R, Silverman WK, Jaccard J. Sex Variations in Youth Anxiety Symptoms: Effects of Pubertal Development and Gender Role Orientation. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2011, 40: 730-741. PMID: 21916691, PMCID: PMC3209758, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2011.597082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildren's State Anxiety in Reaction to Disaster Media Cues: A Preliminary Test of a Multivariate Model
Ortiz C, Silverman W, Jaccard J, La Greca A. Children's State Anxiety in Reaction to Disaster Media Cues: A Preliminary Test of a Multivariate Model. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2011, 3: 157-164. DOI: 10.1037/a0020098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildren's state anxietyState anxietySocial supportAnxiety symptomsLife eventsMedia cuesStructural equation modeling resultsElevated state anxietyChild anxiety symptomsAvailable social supportStudy's conceptual modelMultivariate conceptual modelConceptual modelNegative copingChildren's reactionsCuesElementary school studentsDepression symptomsAnxietyPreventive interventionsComparison groupSchool studentsCopingDepressive symptomsChildren
2010
Anxiety Symptoms in African American Children: Relations with Ethnic Pride, Anxiety Sensitivity, and Parenting
Gray C, Carter R, Silverman W. Anxiety Symptoms in African American Children: Relations with Ethnic Pride, Anxiety Sensitivity, and Parenting. Journal Of Child And Family Studies 2010, 20: 205-213. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-010-9422-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial anxiety symptomsAnxiety sensitivitySeparation anxiety symptomsAnxiety symptomsParental controlEthnic prideAfrican American childrenParental acceptanceAfrican American school childrenStructural equation modeling resultsHigher ethnic prideChild anxiety symptomsHigh anxiety sensitivityHigh parental acceptanceHigh parental controlAmerican childrenAvoidance symptomsParenting behaviorsHarm avoidanceAmerican school childrenSpecific dimensionsPhysical symptomsSchool childrenAnxietyPride
2008
Pubertal timing and its link to behavioral and emotional problems among ‘at‐risk’ African American adolescent girls
Carter R, Jaccard J, Silverman WK, Pina AA. Pubertal timing and its link to behavioral and emotional problems among ‘at‐risk’ African American adolescent girls. Journal Of Adolescence 2008, 32: 467-481. PMID: 18801563, PMCID: PMC2796368, DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2008.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdolescentAge FactorsAnxietyBehavioral SymptomsBlack or African AmericanChildDepressionEmotionsFemaleFloridaHumansInternal-External ControlJuvenile DelinquencyParentsPubertyRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSchoolsSex FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsRetrospective reportsPubertal timingEmotional problemsTeacher reportsStructural equation modeling resultsAfrican American adolescent girlsAdolescent internalizing problemsAmerican adolescent girlsGirls' pubertal developmentAfrican American girlsPsychosocial adjustmentInternalizing problemsDelinquent behaviorBehavioral problemsPubertal developmentRelative pubertal timingAdolescent girlsAmerican girlsGirlsStudy findingsDisadvantaged urban settingTeachersPresent studyPeersFindings