2017
Social Media Use, Friendship Quality, and the Moderating Role of Anxiety in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
van Schalkwyk GI, Marin CE, Ortiz M, Rolison M, Qayyum Z, McPartland JC, Lebowitz ER, Volkmar FR, Silverman WK. Social Media Use, Friendship Quality, and the Moderating Role of Anxiety in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2017, 47: 2805-2813. PMID: 28616856, PMCID: PMC6688174, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-017-3201-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFriendship qualityAnxiety levelsSocial media useHigher friendship qualityComplex social informationAutism spectrum disorderMedia useSpectrum disorderSocial informationModerating RoleSocial mediaSocial engagementASDOffline social activitiesAnxietyAdolescentsSignificant anxietyComparison controlsSocial activities
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
2003
Clinical Distinctions Between Selective Mutism and Social Phobia: An Investigation of Childhood Psychopathology
YEGANEH R, BEIDEL DC, TURNER SM, PINA AA, SILVERMAN WK. Clinical Distinctions Between Selective Mutism and Social Phobia: An Investigation of Childhood Psychopathology. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2003, 42: 1069-1075. PMID: 12960706, DOI: 10.1097/01.chi.0000070262.24125.23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCase-Control StudiesChildComorbidityFemaleHumansMaleMutismPhobic DisordersSocial BehaviorConceptsSelective mutismSocial phobiaSocial anxietySocial anxiety disorderSelf-reported dataDelinquency subscaleTrait anxietyBroadband internalizingAnxiety disordersChildhood psychopathologyObserver ratingsExternalizing scalesSocial distressPhobiaGroup differencesGeneral fearAnxietyMutismHigher ratingsPsychopathologyChildrenFearRatingsExtreme levelsAge-matched controls