2024
Family Accommodation and Separation Anxiety: The Moderating Role of Child Attachment
Weeks G, Sakmar E, Clark T, Rose A, Silverman W, Lebowitz E. Family Accommodation and Separation Anxiety: The Moderating Role of Child Attachment. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2024, 1-10. PMID: 38755332, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-024-01705-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSeparation anxiety symptomsFamily accommodationAnxiety symptomsAttachment securitySeparation anxietyLevels of attachment securitySeverity of anxiety symptomsAssociated with separation anxietyNo significant moderating effectsClinically anxious childrenAnxiety-related distressHigher attachment securityChild attachment securityFindings enhance understandingAnxious childrenSignificant moderating effectChild anxietyChild attachmentParenting behaviorsAnxietyModerating roleModerating effectSymptomsChildrenAttachment
2023
Mothers’ Psychological Control and Accommodation are Associated with More Severe Anxiety in Hispanic Youth
Seligman L, Marin C, Hovey J, Rey Y, Pettit J, Lebowitz E, Silverman W. Mothers’ Psychological Control and Accommodation are Associated with More Severe Anxiety in Hispanic Youth. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2023, 1-11. PMID: 37470923, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-023-01567-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychological controlChild anxietyHispanic familiesChild anxiety treatmentMothers' psychological controlFathers of youthProtective parenting behaviorsHispanic youthParental accommodationPsychological accommodationSample of mothersParenting behaviorsAversive experiencesParenting stylesAnxiety treatmentNegative reinforcementModel hypothesizingAnxietyWhite samplesSevere anxietyYouthStyleParentingFathersFindings
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