2024
Parent Psychological Control and Youth Social Anxiety: Examining Attention Control and its Components as Moderators
Falcone M, Rey Y, Chong L, Marin C, Lebowitz E, Silverman W, Pettit J. Parent Psychological Control and Youth Social Anxiety: Examining Attention Control and its Components as Moderators. Cognitive Therapy And Research 2024, 1-9. DOI: 10.1007/s10608-024-10538-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParental psychological controlYouth social anxietySocial anxietyPsychological controlAttentional controlAnxiety disorders specialty clinicHigh social anxietyTreatment developmentAnxietyClinical implicationsYouth attentionSpecialty clinicsYouthParentsModeratelyQuestionnaire dataEmpirical researchAttentionAssociationMethodsParticipantsControlImplications
2022
Do School-Based Accommodations Mitigate Anxiety-Related School Impairment for Socially Anxious Youth?
Martel S, Falcone M, Etkin R, Marin C, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Do School-Based Accommodations Mitigate Anxiety-Related School Impairment for Socially Anxious Youth? European Journal Of Education And Psychology 2022, 15: 7-21. DOI: 10.32457/ejep.v15i2.1965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIndividualized education planSchool impairmentSchool contextEducation planDo SchoolGrade levelSchoolsStudentsYouthAdditional moderatorsAccommodationPlanFurther researchSignificant moderation effectUnited StatesModeration effectSocial anxietyAnxietyDisabilityContextCurrent studyResearchParticipantsModerate associationChallenges
2021
An Initial Study of Symptom Accommodation in Adults with Depression
Leonard R, Guastello A, Cooke D, Storch E, Lebowitz E, Riemann B. An Initial Study of Symptom Accommodation in Adults with Depression. International Journal Of Cognitive Therapy 2021, 14: 537-551. DOI: 10.1007/s41811-020-00097-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSymptom accommodationObsessive-compulsive disorderAnger outburstsDepression severitySelf-report measuresResidential treatment programGood internal consistencyAnxiety sensitivitySocial anxietyExploratory factor analysisAnxiety disordersAccommodation behaviorSix-item scaleFrequency subscaleGreater depression severitySymptom courseTreatment programInternal consistencyFactor analysisMood disordersSignificant predictorsAnxietyDepressionTotal scoreSubscales
2020
Assessing Symptom Accommodation of Social Anxiety Symptoms Among Chinese Adults: Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of Family Accommodation Scale Anxiety—Adult Report
Lou C, Zhou X, Lebowitz ER, Williams LL, Storch EA. Assessing Symptom Accommodation of Social Anxiety Symptoms Among Chinese Adults: Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of Family Accommodation Scale Anxiety—Adult Report. Frontiers In Psychology 2020, 11: 1018. PMID: 32581921, PMCID: PMC7287202, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial anxiety symptomsSymptom accommodationSocial anxietyAnxiety symptomsPsychometric propertiesFactor structureTwo-factor latent structureSelf-report measuresSymptom-related behaviorsMultiple Indicators Multiple Causes (MIMIC) modelTwo-factor modelConfirmatory factor analysisChinese undergraduate studentsGood psychometric propertiesMultiple causes modelWorse treatment outcomesMental health conditionsInterpersonal constructsDivergent validityChinese adultsInterpersonal relationshipsImportant constructBehavior subscalesConvergent validityNon-significant relation
2017
Monotherapy Insufficient in Severe Anxiety? Predictors and Moderators in the Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Study
Taylor JH, Lebowitz ER, Jakubovski E, Coughlin CG, Silverman WK, Bloch MH. Monotherapy Insufficient in Severe Anxiety? Predictors and Moderators in the Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Study. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2017, 47: 266-281. PMID: 28956620, PMCID: PMC6191182, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2017.1371028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal StudyCognitive behavioral therapyModerators of outcomeSevere anxietyCombination of CBTIndependent evaluator ratingsMultimodal studyParent-rated anxietySeparation anxiety disorderMain effect findingsObsessive-compulsive disorderAnxious youthSocial anxietyChild anxietyBehavioral therapyAnxiety severityPill placeboAnxiety disordersEvaluators' ratingsAnxietyModeratorSocioeconomic statusLow socioeconomic statusYouthEffect findings