Annotated Bibliography

Dixon, A. L., Scheidegger, C., & McWhirter, J. J. (2009). The adolescent mattering experience:
Gender variations in perceived mattering, anxiety, and depression. Journal of Counseling
& Development, 87(3), 302–310. https://doi-org.ric.idm.oclc.org/10.1002/j.1556-
6678.2009.tb00111.x
In this study the researchers sought to understand how adolescent boys and girls
views on whether or not they matter contributed to differing levels of depression
and anxiety. While finding that perceptions of mattering did not differ widely
between boys and girls, they did find that it explained more of the variance in
anxiety levels in boys than it did with the girls. The results of this study were
presented in a clear manner with explanations of reliability and validity that make
it sound. However they are upfront about the possible limitations especially due to
sample size and proportions of males and females. This study indicates interesting
findings relevant to exploring some of the possible factors that influence anxiety
levels in children.
Cartwright-Hatton, S., Roberts, C., Chitsabesan, P., Fothergill, C., & Harrington , R. (2010).
Systematic review of the efficacy of cognitive behaviour therapies for childhood and
adolescent anxiety disorders. British Journal of Clinical Psychology , (43), 421–436.
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In this article the authors did a review of studies that utilized cognitive behavioral
therapy techniques on children with anxiety. They wanted to look specifically for
outcomes that let to remissions of the anxiety disorder. Their findings indicated
that there was indeed a much higher rate of remission in the groups that received
CBT, however they did note that this study did not focus on children under the
age of 6. For certain age groups this study gives good insight into possible
strategies for interventions and counseling of adolescents with anxiety disorders.
Yang, X., Zhou, Z., Liu, Q., & Fan, C. (2019). Mobile phone addiction and adolescents’ anxiety
and depression: The moderating role of mindfulness. Journal of Child and Family
Studies, 28(3), 822–830. https://doi-org.ric.idm.oclc.org/10.1007/s10826-018-01323-2
There is a body of research that has been done and is still being done on
connections between the growing addiction to cellphones and how it’s negatively
impacting the mental health of adolescents. This study wanted to look into how
this relationship is moderated by other factors, specifically mindfulness. Results
showed that students relationships of cell phones and anxiety and depression were
stronger for students who did not use mindfulness. The findings presented by this
study are very relevant especially in the culture of today’s youth and help show
some ways to try and combat the negative effects of technology on mental health.
van Oort, F. V. A., Verhulst, F. C., Ormel, J., & Huizink, A. C. (2010). Prospective community
study of family stress and anxiety in (pre)adolescents: The TRAILS study. European
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 19(6), 483–491. https://doi-
org.ric.idm.oclc.org/10.1007/s00787-009-0058-z
When looking into the development of anxiety disorders in children it’s important
to take into account their environment including their family life. This study
looked at family dysfunction and parenting stress as predictors of adolescent
anxiety over a two year period of time. Findings showed an association between
high parenting stress and future anxiety. While recognizing that it is still
important to account for other factors that could impact the variance this study
does help to indicate how family life can play a significant role in the mental
health of children.
Rapee, R. M. (2009). Early adolescents’ perceptions of their mother’s anxious parenting as a
predictor of anxiety symptoms 12 months later. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology,
37(8), 1103–1112. https://doi-org.ric.idm.oclc.org/10.1007/s10802-009-9340-2
This is another study looking into parenting factors related to adolescent anxiety,
in this case specifically looking at the mother. They conducted a longitudinal
study in which they did not just look at the self-reporting of the parents, they
looked at the adolescents actual perception of their mother’s parenting. It was
found that perceived maternal anxiousness was a significant predictor of
 adolescents anxious symptoms 12 months later. Adding to the findings of other
studies this article brings in the importance of looking at parental influence from
the viewpoints of the children and the parents.
Early, M. C., Biggs, B. K., Makanui, K. P., Legerski, J. P., Allen, J. V., Elledge, A. R., &
Whiteside, S. P. (2017). Specificity of peer difficulties to social anxiety in early
adolescence: categorical and dimensional analyses with clinical and community
samples. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping: An International Journal , 30(6), 647–660. doi:
https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2017.1348296
Anxiety is a broad term that can encompass many different forms. In this article
the researchers address the specific but prominent subset of social anxiety among
early adolescents. Specifically they looked at the impact of peer acceptance and
victimization. They used adolescents from the general community and those
seeking treatment for anxiety disorders in clinical settings. Findings from this
study indicate that social acceptance was particularly low with adolescents with
social anxiety. This study is useful when considering how social settings and
social experiences contribute to anxiety symptoms in adolescents.
Vine, M., Stoep, A. V., Bell, J., Rhew, I. C., Gudmundsen, G., & McCauley, E. (2012).
Associations between household and neighborhood income and anxiety symptoms in
young adolescents. Depression and Anxiety, 29(9), 824–832. https://doi-
org.ric.idm.oclc.org/10.1002/da.21948
Another factor to consider when looking at the development of adolescent anxiety
that is the focus of this article is socio-economic status. Income levels effect
neighborhoods and therefore impact school systems as well. The level of socio-
economic status encountered by young adolescents was found to be a contributing
factor to childhood anxiety. This helps further to put into context how outside
factors impact mental health even in young children.
von der Embse, N., Barterian, J., & Segool, N. (2013). Test anxiety interventions for children
and adolescents: A systematic review of treatment studies from 2000–2010. Psychology
in the Schools, 50(1), 57–71. https://doi-org.ric.idm.oclc.org/10.1002/pits.21660
Test anxiety is also a major topic for students and is important to include when
talking about forms of adolescent anxiety. The researchers in this study looked at
and reviewed interventions for test anxiety over ten years. They note that more
research should be done looking at elementary school and secondary school
students but they are able to find some strengths. This article also specifically
looks at the role that school psychologists can play in aiding students
experiencing these anxiety symptoms and provides advice for how they can help.