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I study the developmental psychopathology of anxiety among
adolescents (ages 10 to 17 years). Specifically, I am interested
interested in examining how individual difference factors (e.g.,
drug use) change across the period of adolescence and interact with
contextual factors (e.g., life stressors; puberty) to promote the
development of anxiety problems. I employ a variety of
methodologies to address my research questions, including laboratory-based
biological challenge procedures, self-report, multi-informant, and
interview assessments, and prospective research designs.
Please see my webpage for additional details about my research
program, a representative list of publications, and ongoing
laboratory work.
Representative
Publications:
Selected from 50 published works;
for a full listing, see Curriculum Vita available on lab home page, link
below). Note: *Graduate student co-author; **Undergraduate student
co-author (Dr. Leen-Feldner’s supervisees)
Jones, R. E.**, Leen-Feldner, E.
W., Olatunji, B. O., Reardon, L. E.*, & Hawks, E.* (2009).
Psychometric properties of the Affect Intensity and Reactivity
Measure adapted for Youth (AIR-Y). Psychological Assessment, 21,
162-175.
Blumenthal, H.*, Leen-Feldner, E.
W., Trainor, C. D.*, Babson, K. A.*, & Bunaciu, L.* (2009). The
interactive roles of pubertal timing and peer relations in predicting
social anxiety symptoms among youth. Journal of Adolescent Health, 44,
401-403.
Reardon*, L. E., Leen-Feldner, E.
W., & Hayward, C. (2009). A critical review of the empirical
literature on the relation between anxiety and puberty. Clinical
Psychology Review, 29, 1-23.
Leen-Feldner, E. W., Blumenthal,
H.*, Babson, K., Bunaciu, L., & Feldner, M. T. (2008).
Parenting-Related Childhood Learning History and Panic Vulnerability: A
Test using a Laboratory-Based Biological Challenge Procedure. Behaviour
Research and Therapy, 46, 1009-1016.
Leen-Feldner, E. W., Feldner, M.
T., Reardon, L. E.*, Babson, K. A., & Dixon, L.** (2008). Anxiety
sensitivity and posttraumatic stress among traumatic event-exposed youth.
Behaviour Research and Therapy, 46, 548-556.
Leen-Feldner, E.
W., Blanchard, L.*, Babson, K., Reardon, L. E.*, Bacon, A. K.*, &
Zvolensky, M. J. (2008). The moderating role of health fear on the
relation between smoking and panic symptoms among adolescents. Journal of
Anxiety Disorders, 22, 772-780.
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