2019
Measuring Family Accommodation of Childhood Anxiety: Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Validity, and Reliability of the Parent and Child Family Accommodation Scale – Anxiety
Lebowitz ER, Marin CE, Silverman WK. Measuring Family Accommodation of Childhood Anxiety: Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Validity, and Reliability of the Parent and Child Family Accommodation Scale – Anxiety. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2019, 49: 752-760. PMID: 31136200, PMCID: PMC6881529, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2019.1614002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConfirmatory factor analysisFamily accommodationChildhood anxietyExploratory factor analysisTest-retest reliabilityFactor analysisChild anxiety symptomsChild depression symptomsChild-parent dyadsTwo-factor modelTest-retest reliability dataChild anxietyAnxiety symptomsFamily routinesDivergent validityDepression symptomsTest-retest dataConvergent validityFactorial structureKey constructsAnxietyAccommodation measuresTheory developmentClinical applicationStudy objective
2015
Family Accommodation of Child and Adolescent Anxiety: Mechanisms, Assessment, and Treatment
Norman KR, Silverman WK, Lebowitz ER. Family Accommodation of Child and Adolescent Anxiety: Mechanisms, Assessment, and Treatment. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing 2015, 28: 131-140. PMID: 26238937, PMCID: PMC4896065, DOI: 10.1111/jcap.12116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnxiety-related distressFamily accommodationPediatric anxiety disordersAnxiety disordersAnxiety symptomsCurrent evidence-based interventionsChild anxiety symptomsCommon mental health concernsPsychiatric mental health nurse practitionersPotential neurobiological underpinningsMental health concernsCortico-limbic circuitryEvidence-based interventionsAdolescent anxietyNeurobiological underpinningsOxytocinergic systemOwn behaviorMultidisciplinary team membersGreater caregiver burdenTeam membersCurrent findingsPsychotherapy servicesClinical interventionsPsyc INFOCaregiver burden
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
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
Fathers' Ratings in the Assessment of Their Child's Anxiety Symptoms: A Comparison to Mothers' Ratings and Their Associations With Paternal Symptomatology
Moreno J, Silverman WK, Saavedra LM, Phares V. Fathers' Ratings in the Assessment of Their Child's Anxiety Symptoms: A Comparison to Mothers' Ratings and Their Associations With Paternal Symptomatology. Journal Of Family Psychology 2008, 22: 915-919. PMID: 19102612, DOI: 10.1037/a0014097.Peer-Reviewed Original Research