2022
Parent Stress and Trauma, Autonomic Responses, and Negative Child Behaviors
Fogelman N, Schwartz J, Chaplin TM, Jastreboff AM, Silverman WK, Sinha R. Parent Stress and Trauma, Autonomic Responses, and Negative Child Behaviors. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2022, 54: 1779-1788. PMID: 35674991, PMCID: PMC9729425, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-022-01377-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative child behaviorsTraumatic life eventsParent stressChild behaviorLife eventsParent-child interactionsChild behavioral outcomesGreater heart rate variabilityRecent life eventsChildren's attentionBehavioral outcomesHeart rate variabilityPhysiological copingYear old childrenLife stressAggressive behaviorCumulative stressOlder childrenMore parentsInteraction challengesAutonomic responsesParentsMajor lifeMore childrenChildren
2013
Children’s Postdisaster Trajectories of PTS Symptoms: Predicting Chronic Distress
La Greca AM, Lai BS, Llabre MM, Silverman WK, Vernberg EM, Prinstein MJ. Children’s Postdisaster Trajectories of PTS Symptoms: Predicting Chronic Distress. Child & Youth Care Forum 2013, 42: 351-369. PMID: 24683300, PMCID: PMC3964678, DOI: 10.1007/s10566-013-9206-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stressPsychological distressHigh anxietyLife eventsChronic distressSocial supportEmotion regulation strategiesPoor emotion regulationPoor emotion regulation strategiesChild psychological distressMajor life eventsGrowth mixture modelingEmotion regulationPostdisaster distressRegulation strategiesPTS symptomsDataset of childrenPTS reactionsGeneral anxietyHurricane exposureContextual variablesGreater useDistressAnxietyDistinct trajectories
2011
Children'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
Hurricane-Related Exposure Experiences and Stressors, Other Life Events, and Social Support: Concurrent and Prospective Impact on Children's Persistent Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms
La Greca AM, Silverman WK, Lai B, Jaccard J. Hurricane-Related Exposure Experiences and Stressors, Other Life Events, and Social Support: Concurrent and Prospective Impact on Children's Persistent Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2010, 78: 794-805. PMID: 20939624, DOI: 10.1037/a0020775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent posttraumatic stressPersistent posttraumatic stress symptomsChild PTS symptomsPTS symptomsLife eventsSocial supportMonths posthurricaneChildren's social supportPosttraumatic stress symptomsDisaster-related stressorsShort-term aftermathHurricane-related stressorsExposure experiencePosttraumatic stressStress symptomsTime 1Time 2Hurricane exposureDisaster exposureProspective designStressorsSuch interventionsPosthurricaneSevere levelsProspective impact
1986
The suppressor effects of life events on locus of control as a predictor of weight loss
Silverman W, Israel A, Shapiro L. The suppressor effects of life events on locus of control as a predictor of weight loss. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 1986, 5: 371-375. DOI: 10.1002/1098-108x(198602)5:2<371::aid-eat2260050216>3.0.co;2-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research