2021
Friend Overprotection in Emerging Adulthood: Associations with Autonomy Support and Psychosocial Adjustment
Etkin R, Bowker J, Simms L. Friend Overprotection in Emerging Adulthood: Associations with Autonomy Support and Psychosocial Adjustment. The Journal Of Genetic Psychology 2021, 183: 107-121. PMID: 34907851, DOI: 10.1080/00221325.2021.2012640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychosocial adjustmentAutonomy supportInternalizing symptomsNew self-report measureSelf-report measuresParent-child relationshipContext of friendshipRisk-taking behaviorFriendship qualityRelationship qualityExplanatory mechanismsInitial supportOverprotectionPath analysisUniversity studentsDevelopmental periodFriendshipPositive associationAdulthoodMeasuresSupportLittle attentionHarmful waysAdjustmentSymptomsUsing Evaluative Criteria to Review Youth Anxiety Measures, Part II: Parent-Report
Etkin RG, Lebowitz ER, Silverman WK. Using Evaluative Criteria to Review Youth Anxiety Measures, Part II: Parent-Report. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2021, 50: 155-176. PMID: 33739908, PMCID: PMC8025201, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2021.1878898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYouth Anxiety MeasureParent-report measuresAnxiety ScaleAnxiety measuresYouth self-report measuresSpence Children's Anxiety ScaleYouth anxiety symptomsPsychometric propertiesAnxiety symptom measuresMultidimensional Anxiety ScaleChildren's Anxiety ScaleSelf-report measuresExcellent psychometric propertiesChild anxietyYouth SelfParent reportEmotional disordersAnxiety symptomsEvidence baseSymptom measuresEvidence-based updateAdditional researchMeasuresEvaluative criteriaAnxiety
2020
Using Evaluative Criteria to Review Youth Anxiety Measures, Part I: Self-Report
Etkin RG, Shimshoni Y, Lebowitz ER, Silverman WK. Using Evaluative Criteria to Review Youth Anxiety Measures, Part I: Self-Report. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2020, 50: 58-76. PMID: 32915074, PMCID: PMC7914129, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2020.1802736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-report measuresYouth self-report measuresYouth Anxiety MeasureEvidence-based treatment deliveryPsychological scienceAnxiety measuresSelf-ReportEvidence-based assessmentPsychometric propertiesEvaluative reviewMost ratingsEvaluative criteriaEvidence-based updateFuture directionsRatingsMeasuresEvidence baseTreatment deliveryAnxietyHigh confidenceAssessment functionDisordersConfidence
2019
Receiving Prosocial Behavior: Examining the Reciprocal Associations between Positive Peer Treatment and Psychosocial and Behavioral Outcomes
Stotsky M, Bowker J, Etkin R. Receiving Prosocial Behavior: Examining the Reciprocal Associations between Positive Peer Treatment and Psychosocial and Behavioral Outcomes. Journal Of Research On Adolescence 2019, 30: 458-470. PMID: 31670899, DOI: 10.1111/jora.12537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeer treatmentProsocial behaviorReciprocal associationsBehavioral outcomesSelf-report measuresAutoregressive path modelsPeer nominationsEarly adolescenceYoung adolescentsPath modelLongitudinal studyAdolescencePsychosocialAdolescentsFuture workBehaviorParticipantsNominationsAssociationOutcomesMeasuresFindings
2017
How BIS/BAS and psycho-behavioral variables distinguish between social withdrawal subtypes during emerging adulthood
Bowker J, Stotsky M, Etkin R. How BIS/BAS and psycho-behavioral variables distinguish between social withdrawal subtypes during emerging adulthood. Personality And Individual Differences 2017, 119: 283-288. DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2017.07.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBIS/BASWithdrawal subtypesSocial withdrawalSelf-report measuresSocial withdrawal subtypesLittle empirical attentionStructural equation modelingPsycho-behavioural variablesAnxiety sensitivitySocial anhedoniaEmpirical attentionEquation modelingDevelopmental periodPast theoriesDifferent motivationsBASNon-specific associationArea of researchAdulthoodTheoretical modelBISUnsociabilityAggressionAnhedoniaMotivation
2016
Evaluating the Psychological Concomitants of Other-Sex Crush Experiences During Early Adolescence
Bowker J, Etkin R. Evaluating the Psychological Concomitants of Other-Sex Crush Experiences During Early Adolescence. Journal Of Youth And Adolescence 2016, 45: 846-857. PMID: 26984754, PMCID: PMC4826819, DOI: 10.1007/s10964-016-0470-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTime 1Psychological concomitantsEarly adolescenceTwo-wave longitudinal studyDepressive symptomsPsychological adjustment outcomesSelf-report measuresPeer nomination measuresLittle empirical attentionAdjustment outcomesFriendship involvementTime 2Nomination measuresYoung adolescentsEmpirical attentionFirst empirical evidenceMutual friendshipsLongitudinal studyProtective factorsAdolescenceSuch experiencesInteraction effectsLonelinessEmpirical evidenceExperience
2014
Mixed-Grade Rejection and Its Association With Overt Aggression, Relational Aggression, Anxious-Withdrawal, and Psychological Maladjustment
Bowker J, Etkin R. Mixed-Grade Rejection and Its Association With Overt Aggression, Relational Aggression, Anxious-Withdrawal, and Psychological Maladjustment. The Journal Of Genetic Psychology 2014, 175: 35-50. PMID: 24796153, DOI: 10.1080/00221325.2013.799060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelational aggressionMiddle school settingSchool settingsSelf-report measuresSeventh-grade boysAnxious withdrawalPsychological maladjustmentPsychological adjustmentPeer contextPeer nominationsPeer relationsEighth-grade studentsOvert aggressionAggressionSchool-wide modelMaladjustmentGrade rejectionLonelinessParticipantsAdjustmentNominationsBoysStudentsAssociationMeasures