Document Type
Dissertation
Major/Program
Psychology
First Advisor's Name
Wendy K. Silverman
First Advisor's Committee Title
Co-Committee Chair
Second Advisor's Name
James Jaccard
Second Advisor's Committee Title
Co-Committee Chair
Third Advisor's Name
William M. Kurtines
Fourth Advisor's Name
Maureen Kenny
Keywords
mediation, anxiety, children, longitudinal, adolescents, cognitive behavioral treatment, anxiety disorders
Date of Defense
11-10-2010
Abstract
The current study examined whether variables that have been found to influence treatment outcome serve as mediators of a child and adolescent cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) anxiety program at multiple time points throughout the intervention. The study also examined mediating variables measured at multiple time points during treatment to determine the time lags necessary for changes in the mediator variable to translate into changes on treatment gains. Participants were 168 youth (ages 6 to 16 years; 54% males) and their mothers who presented to the Child Anxiety and Phobia Program (CAPP) at Florida International University (FIU). Overall, results indicate that the mediators at multiple time points influenced youth anxiety in a fluctuating manner, such that a decrease in skills at one given session caused changes in youth anxiety at a later session. This dynamic between the mediator and outcome may be reflective of the process of therapeutic change and suggests that skills gained from session to session took time to exert their effect on youth anxiety. The methodology employed helps to elucidate how variables mediate treatment outcome in youth anxiety disorders.
Identifier
FI10120805
Recommended Citation
Williams, Sandra, "Mediational Effects in Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents" (2010). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 323.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/323
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