Rebecca Etkin
Associate Research Scientist in the Child Study CenterAbout
Research
Publications
2025
Reciprocal Associations Between Social Withdrawal Motivations and Peer Difficulties During Early Adolescence
White H, Bowker J, Etkin R, Kamble S. Reciprocal Associations Between Social Withdrawal Motivations and Peer Difficulties During Early Adolescence. Journal Of Adolescence 2025, 97: 1759-1771. PMID: 40474413, DOI: 10.1002/jad.12533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeer nominations of victimizationWithdrawal motivationPeer difficultiesMulti-informant longitudinal studyPeer victimizationEarly adolescenceVictimsAdolescent self-reportPeer rejectionSocial isolationPotential applied implicationsPeer nominationsAvoidance motivationApplied implicationsReciprocal associationsAdolescent genderBidirectional associationsUrban sampleYoung adolescentsAdolescentsLongitudinal studyPeerPositive predictorNegative predictorMotivationPositive and Negative Experiences of Social Media Use in Early Adolescents with Social Anxiety
Juel E, Etkin R, Lebowitz E, Pettit J, Silverman W. Positive and Negative Experiences of Social Media Use in Early Adolescents with Social Anxiety. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2025, 1-8. PMID: 40053274, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-025-01822-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocially anxious adolescentsSocial anxietyAnxious adolescentsCore fearsSelf-report measures of social anxietySocial media experiencesEarly adolescenceMeasures of social anxietyAdolescent social anxietySelf-report measuresMental health concernsAnxietySocial media useAnxiety evaluationAdolescentsClinical understandingNegative experiencesFearMedia experiencesMedia useSocialSocial mediaRegression analysisHealth concernGirl/boyBehavioral Parent Training for Childhood Anxiety Disorders
Etkin R, Lebowitz E. Behavioral Parent Training for Childhood Anxiety Disorders. 2025 DOI: 10.4135/9781071886229.n54.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Parent-Only Treatment of Children and Adolescents
Etkin R, Shimshoni Y, Lebowitz E. Parent-Only Treatment of Children and Adolescents. CBT: Science Into Practice 2024, 207-228. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-74838-7_9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescent obsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderTreatment of childrenIllustrative case vignetteEtiology of childrenAnxious distressChildhood anxietyAnxiety disordersChild anxietyParental behavior changeAccommodation behaviorAnxietyCase vignettesSupportive responsesBehavioral changesCultural considerationsTreatment approachesDisordersChildrenParentsEmpirical researchSystems perspectiveAdolescentsDistressVignettesPilot study of a parent-based intervention for functional somatic symptoms in children
Etkin R, Winograd S, Calhoun A, Silverman W, Lebowitz E, Shapiro E. Pilot study of a parent-based intervention for functional somatic symptoms in children. Journal Of Pediatric Psychology 2024, 49: 900-910. PMID: 39468777, DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsae092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional somatic symptomsParent-based interventionsSomatic symptomsLevels of functional impairmentWeekly group sessionsPilot studyAssociated with significant distressEvidence-based treatmentsBaseline to posttreatmentGroup sessionsSignificant distressClinical outcomesChildren's symptomsPromote better functioningTreatment satisfactionInterventionBetter functionChild's levelChild careFunctional impairmentClinical researchFollow-upChildrenSymptomsParentsParent-Only Treatment for Child Anxiety
Shimshoni Y, Etkin R, Lebowitz E. Parent-Only Treatment for Child Anxiety. Advances In Psychiatry And Behavioral Health 2024, 4: 71-80. PMID: 39676822, PMCID: PMC11636585, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypsc.2024.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhen best friendships end: young adolescents' responses to hypothetical best friendship dissolution and associations with real-life friendship outcomes
Bowker J, Weingarten J, Etkin R, Dirks M. When best friendships end: young adolescents' responses to hypothetical best friendship dissolution and associations with real-life friendship outcomes. Frontiers In Developmental Psychology 2024, 2: 1369085. DOI: 10.3389/fdpys.2024.1369085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFamily accommodation: a diagnostic feature of obsessive-compulsive disorder?
Etkin R, Bloch M, Lebowitz E. Family accommodation: a diagnostic feature of obsessive-compulsive disorder? Expert Review Of Neurotherapeutics 2024, 24: 129-131. PMID: 38258501, DOI: 10.1080/14737175.2024.2309239.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Assessing Anxiety-Related Impairment in Children and Adolescents
Etkin R, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Assessing Anxiety-Related Impairment in Children and Adolescents. Assessment 2023, 31: 94-109. PMID: 37840296, DOI: 10.1177/10731911231194972.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDoes Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Youth Anxiety Disorders Improve Social Functioning and Peer Relationships?
Etkin R, Juel E, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Does Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Youth Anxiety Disorders Improve Social Functioning and Peer Relationships? Clinical Child And Family Psychology Review 2023, 26: 1052-1076. PMID: 37838627, DOI: 10.1007/s10567-023-00454-3.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyAdolescent anxiety disordersPeer relationshipsSocial functioningAnxiety disordersYouth anxiety disordersPeer outcomesAnxiety reductionTreatment-specific effectsFunctioningTreatment specificitySystematic narrative reviewRelated difficultiesSample characteristicsMajority of studiesSpecific outcomesChildrenTreatment outcomesStatistical findingsStudy sampleDisordersNarrative reviewFindingsRelationshipAnxiety
News
News
- April 04, 2026Source: Hartford Courant
CT researchers study social media and youth mental health. Including more use versus more harm.
- March 30, 2026
Social Media and Youth Mental Health: Does More Use Always Mean More Harm?
- December 22, 2025
Recognizing Fall 2025 Award Recipients at Yale Child Study Center
- October 23, 2025
Investigating Positive & Negative Effects of Social Media on Youth Mental Health