2024
Patterns of sub‐optimal change following CBT for childhood anxiety
Bertie L, Arendt K, Coleman J, Cooper P, Creswell C, Eley T, Hartman C, Heiervang E, In‐Albon T, Krause K, Lester K, Marin C, Nauta M, Rapee R, Schneider S, Schniering C, Silverman W, Thastum M, Thirlwall K, Waite P, Wergeland G, Hudson J. Patterns of sub‐optimal change following CBT for childhood anxiety. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2024, 65: 1612-1623. PMID: 38817012, PMCID: PMC11563922, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.14009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapyAnxiety disordersAnxiety diagnosesGrowth curve modelsMinimal respondersGroup cognitive behavioral therapyPatterns of symptom changeCurve modelClinically anxious youthSocial anxiety disorderAssociated with significantly less improvementResponse patternsAssess patterns of changeAnxious youthDisorder remissionChildhood anxietyMaternal psychopathologyBehavioral therapyDisorder severityDiagnostic statusSymptom changePre-and post-treatmentDelayed respondersAnxietyParental factors
2023
The Role of Family-Level Factors in Childhood Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kitt E, Cohodes E, McCauley S, Hommel G, Nardini C, Zacharek S, Martino A, Anderson T, Spencer H, Odriozola P, Spurrier G, Broussard A, Marin C, Silverman W, Lebowitz E, Gee D. The Role of Family-Level Factors in Childhood Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal Of Emotion And Psychopathology 2023, 1: 129-151. DOI: 10.55913/joep.v1i1.18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19-related fearCOVID-19-related stressFamily-level factorsAmygdala reactivityAnxiety disordersChildren's useEmotion regulation strategiesParent-child dynamicsExpressive suppressionAnxious youthFearful facesChildhood anxietyFMRI taskPediatric anxietyRegulation strategiesOwn functioningCOVID-19 pandemicFamily exposureMultimodal studyFearPervasive disruptionChildren's exposureFamily lifeParental assistanceAnxiety
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 objectiveParental Predictors of School Attendance Difficulties in Children Referred to an Anxiety Disorders Clinic
Marin C, Anderson T, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Parental Predictors of School Attendance Difficulties in Children Referred to an Anxiety Disorders Clinic. European Journal Of Education And Psychology 2019, 12: 31-46. DOI: 10.30552/ejep.v12i1.239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSchool attendance difficultiesParental psychological controlFamily accommodationParental depressionPsychological controlParental factorsParental anxietyAttendance difficultiesAnxiety Disorders ClinicAnxious childrenChildhood anxietyChild anxietyImportant predictive roleParent ratingsParental variablesChild depressionBehavior problemsParental predictorsAnxietyChild's ageSignificant predictorsSchool hoursHigh levelsDisorders ClinicChildrenParent-Based Treatment as Efficacious as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Childhood Anxiety: A Randomized Noninferiority Study of Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions
Lebowitz ER, Marin C, Martino A, Shimshoni Y, Silverman WK. Parent-Based Treatment as Efficacious as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Childhood Anxiety: A Randomized Noninferiority Study of Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2019, 59: 362-372. PMID: 30851397, PMCID: PMC6732048, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2019.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParent-based treatmentAnxious Childhood EmotionsChildhood anxiety disordersFamily accommodationChildhood anxietyAnxiety disordersChildhood EmotionsSupportive parentingParenting stressAnxiety outcomesCognitive behavioral therapyPrimary anxiety disorderParent interventionBehavioral therapyChildren's ratingsAnxiety severityTreatment credibilityClinician-rated scalesParent treatmentParent involvementAnxietyDiagnostic InterviewEmotionsParentingIndependent evaluators