Publications by authors named "Rachel Pollock-Wurman"
Article Synopsis
- A study compared social anxiety symptoms in parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) to parents in the community using the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory (SPAI).
- Results showed that mothers of children with ASDs experienced significantly higher rates of social anxiety (15.6%) compared to community mothers (6.7%), while the difference in social anxiety symptoms was not as pronounced for fathers.
- The findings indicate a need for support for parents of children with ASDs, as their social anxiety could impact their children's emotional development and overall family well-being.
Objective: To examine the efficacy of a developmentally appropriate parent-child cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) protocol for anxiety disorders in children ages 4-7 years.
Design: Randomized wait-list controlled trial. Conduct: Sixty-four children (53% female, mean age 5.
The study evaluated the psychometric properties of Finnish versions of the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children (SPAI-C) and the Social Anxiety Scale for Children-Revised (SASC-R). 352 students (M = 12.2 years) participated in the study and completed the SPAI-C and SASC-R.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe examined social anxiety and internalizing symptoms using the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children (SPAI-C), the Social Anxiety Scale for Children -Revised (SASC-R), and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) in a sample of fifty-four high-functioning subjects with autism or Asperger syndrome (HFA/AS) (M = 11.2 +/- 1.7 years) and 305 community subjects (M = 12.
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