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 functionDisordersConfidenceAssessing 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
2018
Using Motion Tracking to Measure Avoidance in Children and Adults: Psychometric Properties, Associations With Clinical Characteristics, and Treatment-Related Change
Lebowitz ER, François B. Using Motion Tracking to Measure Avoidance in Children and Adults: Psychometric Properties, Associations With Clinical Characteristics, and Treatment-Related Change. Behavior Therapy 2018, 49: 853-865. PMID: 30316485, PMCID: PMC6394864, DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2018.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyBehavioral avoidanceThreat facesMotion-tracking technologyChild-rated anxiety symptomsChildhood anxiety disordersSelf-rated fearAnxiety symptom severitySpider stimuliAnxious childrenTest-retest correlationsAreas of psychopathologyState anxietyTest-retest reliabilityAnxiety symptomsAnxiety disordersTime-effective measurementsAvoidance behaviorPsychometric propertiesTreatment-related changesSymptom severityThird studySecond studyAvoidanceLarge sample