2021
Using Evaluative Criteria to Review Youth Anxiety Measures, Part II: Parent-Report
Etkin RG, Lebowitz ER, Silverman WK. Using Evaluative Criteria to Review Youth Anxiety Measures, Part II: Parent-Report. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2021, 50: 155-176. PMID: 33739908, PMCID: PMC8025201, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2021.1878898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYouth Anxiety MeasureParent-report measuresAnxiety ScaleAnxiety measuresYouth self-report measuresSpence Children's Anxiety ScaleYouth anxiety symptomsPsychometric propertiesAnxiety symptom measuresMultidimensional Anxiety ScaleChildren's Anxiety ScaleSelf-report measuresExcellent psychometric propertiesChild anxietyYouth SelfParent reportEmotional disordersAnxiety symptomsEvidence baseSymptom measuresEvidence-based updateAdditional researchMeasuresEvaluative criteriaAnxiety
2019
The Utility of the SCAS-C/P to Detect Specific Anxiety Disorders Among Clinically Anxious Children
Reardon T, Creswell C, Lester KJ, Arendt K, Blatter-Meunier J, Bögels SM, Coleman JRI, Cooper PJ, Heiervang ER, Herren C, Hogendoorn SM, Hudson JL, Keers R, Lyneham HJ, Marin CE, Nauta M, Rapee RM, Roberts S, Schneider S, Silverman WK, Thastum M, Thirlwall K, Wergeland GJ, Eley TC. The Utility of the SCAS-C/P to Detect Specific Anxiety Disorders Among Clinically Anxious Children. Psychological Assessment 2019, 31: 1006-1018. PMID: 31070449, PMCID: PMC6671872, DOI: 10.1037/pas0000700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpence Children's Anxiety ScaleSpecific anxiety disordersSocial phobia subscaleSocial anxiety disorderAnxiety disordersFear subscaleQuestionnaire measuresSeparation anxietyGeneralized anxietyAnxiety ScalePreadolescent childrenChildren's Anxiety ScaleClinic-referred sampleSeparation anxiety disorderSeparation anxiety subscaleContribution of childrenFull diagnostic assessmentSCAS subscalesAnxious childrenSocial phobiaChild reportsOptimal cutoff scoreAnxiety subscaleAnxietyCorresponding disorder
2009
Cross-Ethnic Measurement Equivalence of the RCMAS in Latino and White Youth With Anxiety Disorders
Pina AA, Little M, Knight GP, Silverman WK. Cross-Ethnic Measurement Equivalence of the RCMAS in Latino and White Youth With Anxiety Disorders. Journal Of Personality Assessment 2009, 91: 58-61. PMID: 19085284, PMCID: PMC2680214, DOI: 10.1080/00223890802484183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManifest Anxiety ScaleMeasurement equivalenceAnxiety disordersAnxiety ScaleRevised Children's Manifest Anxiety ScaleChildren's Manifest Anxiety ScaleCross-ethnic measurement equivalenceWorry/oversensitivityTotal Anxiety scaleWhite youthConcentration subscalePhysiological anxietyFactorial invarianceLatino youthRCMASYouthDisordersAnxietySubscalesLatinosOversensitivityScaleInvarianceFindings
2008
Measures matter: the relative contribution of anxiety and depression to suicidal ideation in clinically referred anxious youth using brief versus full length questionnaires
Carter R, Silverman WK, Allen A, Ham L. Measures matter: the relative contribution of anxiety and depression to suicidal ideation in clinically referred anxious youth using brief versus full length questionnaires. Depression And Anxiety 2008, 25: e27-e35. PMID: 18729149, DOI: 10.1002/da.20468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManifest Anxiety ScaleAnxious youthChildren's Manifest Anxiety ScaleDepression InventoryIndirect effectsChildren's Depression InventoryStructural equation modelingSignificant direct effectSuicidal ideationChildhood anxietyLength versionCross-sectional designAnxiety ScaleFull-length questionnairesBrief versionEquation modelingAnxietyMeasurement strategyIdeationDepressionFull-length versionYouthDifferent findingsRelative contributionRCMASCognitive and emotional facets of test anxiety in African American school children
Carter R, Williams S, Silverman W. Cognitive and emotional facets of test anxiety in African American school children. Cognition & Emotion 2008, 22: 539-551. DOI: 10.1080/02699930801886722.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAfrican American school childrenTest anxietyEmotional facetsAmerican school childrenConfirmatory factor analysisSchool childrenTest Anxiety ScaleTwo-factor modelAfrican American girlsAfrican American boysEmotional factorsBidimensional constructAnxiety ScaleAge 8American girlsAmerican boysCFA modelIndependent ratersHigher mean scoresPractical implicationsFactor analysisAnxietyChildrenMean scoreGirls
1998
Social Anxiety in Children with Anxiety Disorders: Relation with Social and Emotional Functioning
Ginsburg G, La Greca A, Silverman W. Social Anxiety in Children with Anxiety Disorders: Relation with Social and Emotional Functioning. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 1998, 26: 175-185. PMID: 9650624, DOI: 10.1023/a:1022668101048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial anxietyEmotional functioningAnxiety disordersSocial skillsPeer interactionsPoor social skillsSocial Anxiety ScaleNegative peer interactionsResponsible social behaviorThree-factor solutionAnxious childrenParent ratingsAnxiety ScaleSimple phobiaSocial behaviorPsychometric propertiesAnxietyAge 6Social acceptanceInternal consistencySASCClinic sampleFactor analysisFunctioningChildren