2022
Youth social functioning interacts with treatment arm, diagnosis, and gender to predict anxiety treatment outcome
Etkin RG, Marin CE, Silverman WK, Lebowitz ER. Youth social functioning interacts with treatment arm, diagnosis, and gender to predict anxiety treatment outcome. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2022, 156: 104160. PMID: 35870327, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2022.104160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnxiety treatment outcomesYouth social functioningSocial skillsPositive social interactionsSocial functioningAnxiety diagnosesAnxiety disordersSocial interactionParent-based treatmentChildren's social skillsSocial anxiety disorderYouths' social skillsAnxiety symptom severityYouth genderTreatment outcomesDiagnostic InterviewSymptom severityClinical functioningFunctioningSkillsYouthPredictorsMultiple regression modelDisordersGender
2012
Social Skills as a Mediator Between Anxiety Symptoms and Peer Interactions Among Children and Adolescents
Motoca LM, Williams S, Silverman WK. Social Skills as a Mediator Between Anxiety Symptoms and Peer Interactions Among Children and Adolescents. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2012, 41: 329-336. PMID: 22471319, PMCID: PMC3348994, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2012.668843.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYouth anxiety symptomsNegative peer interactionsSocial skillsParent ratingsAnxiety symptomsPeer interactionsYouth sexStructural equation modeling resultsPositive peer interactionsPrimary social phobiaAnxiety problemsSocial phobiaYouth ratingsSignificant moderatorCross-sectional designYouth ageSkillsYouthModeratorRatingsAdolescentsDepressive disorderChildrenPhobiaAnxiety
1998
Social Anxiety in Children with Anxiety Disorders: Relation with Social and Emotional Functioning
Ginsburg G, La Greca A, Silverman W. Social Anxiety in Children with Anxiety Disorders: Relation with Social and Emotional Functioning. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 1998, 26: 175-185. PMID: 9650624, DOI: 10.1023/a:1022668101048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial anxietyEmotional functioningAnxiety disordersSocial skillsPeer interactionsPoor social skillsSocial Anxiety ScaleNegative peer interactionsResponsible social behaviorThree-factor solutionAnxious childrenParent ratingsAnxiety ScaleSimple phobiaSocial behaviorPsychometric propertiesAnxietyAge 6Social acceptanceInternal consistencySASCClinic sampleFactor analysisFunctioningChildren