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Testing the Utility of the Anxiety Sensitivity Construct in Children and Adolescents Referred for Anxiety Disorders

Pages 69-77 | Published online: 07 Jun 2010

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Rebecca G. Etkin, Yaara Shimshoni, Eli R. Lebowitz & Wendy K. Silverman. (2021) Using Evaluative Criteria to Review Youth Anxiety Measures, Part I: Self-Report. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 50:1, pages 58-76.
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ElizabethN. McLaughlin, SherryH. Stewart & Steven Taylor. (2007) Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index Factors Predict Unique Variance in DSM‐IV Anxiety Disorder Symptoms. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 36:4, pages 210-219.
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Carl F. Weems, Alan H. Zakem, Natalie M. Costa, Melinda F. Cannon & Sarah E. Watts. (2005) Physiological Response and Childhood Anxiety: Association With Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders and Cognitive Bias. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 34:4, pages 712-723.
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MiquelA. Fullana, Mateu Servera, CarlF. Weems, Miquel Tortella-Feliu & Xavier Caseras. (2003) Psychometric Properties of the Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index in A sample of Catalan School Children. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping 16:1, pages 99-107.
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Rachel A. Pollock, Alice S. Carter, Shelli Avenevoli, Lisa C. Dierker, Rachel Chazan-Cohen & Kathleen R. Merikangas. (2002) Anxiety Sensitivity in Adolescents at Risk for Psychopathology. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 31:3, pages 343-353.
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Brigit M. van Widenfelt, Bart M. Siebelink, Arnold W. Goedhart & Philip D. A. Treffers. (2002) The Dutch Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index: Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 31:1, pages 90-100.
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Carl F. Weems & R. Enrique Varela. 2023. Handbook of Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders. Handbook of Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders 271 285 .
Shannon Manley & Sarah Francis. (2021) The Role of Parental Anxiety Sensitivity and Beliefs About Child Anxiety in the Relationship Between Parent and Child Anxiety. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment 44:1, pages 125-138.
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Carl F. Weems, Randie D. Camp, Erin L. Neill & Brandon G. Scott. (2020) Developmental Differences in Child and Adolescent Reasoning About Anxiety Sensations. Cognitive Therapy and Research 45:1, pages 166-178.
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Sarah E. Francis, Shannon Manley & Susan Doyle. (2019) A Psychometric Evaluation of the Revised Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index (CASI-R) in a Child and Adolescent Sample. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment 41:4, pages 677-691.
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