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Overview

Cecilia A. Essau is affiliated with the University of Roehampton in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on psychology, with significant contributions spanning clinical psychology, social sciences, and medicine. The subfields of their work emphasize clinical psychology, sociology and political science, public health, environmental and occupational health, experimental and cognitive psychology, and social psychology.

The main topics addressed in their research include child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, COVID-19 and mental health, the impact of technology on adolescents, maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, and cognitive processes, as well as obesity, physical activity, diet, and substance abuse treatment and outcomes.

Essau has published in numerous scientific venues, frequently contributing to the following journals:

  • Addictive Behaviors Reports
  • International Journal of Developmental Science
  • Child Psychiatry & Human Development
  • Revista de Psicología Clínica con Niños y Adolescentes
  • Psychological Reports

Recent papers by Cecilia A. Essau provide insight into their research interests and collaboration networks. Notable works include:

  • "The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on internet use and escapism in adolescents" (2020), Revista de Psicología Clínica con Niños y Adolescentes
  • "Research Review: Recommendations for reporting on treatment trials for child and adolescent anxiety disorders - an international consensus statement" (2020), Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • "Psychological effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on children and families in the UK" (2020), Revista de Psicología Clínica con Niños y Adolescentes
  • "Internet use during COVID-19 lockdown among young people in low- and middle-income countries: Role of psychological wellbeing" (2021), Addictive Behaviors Reports
  • "The Mediating Effects of Self-Esteem on Anxiety and Emotion Regulation" (2021), Psychological Reports

Collaboration is a prominent feature of Essau's scientific output. Key frequent co-authors include:

  • Evren Morgül
  • Alejandro de la Torre-Luque
  • Whye Lian Cheah
  • Sue Reeves
  • Carolyn Summerbell

Essau's research contributes to understanding complex psychological and social challenges affecting children and adolescents, particularly in contexts influenced by contemporary global issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic and technological changes. Their multidisciplinary approach integrates psychological, social, and public health perspectives to address developmental and emotional outcomes in young populations.

Best Publications

  • Callous-Unemotional Traits in a Community Sample of Adolescents.

    Cecilia A. Essau;Satoko Sasagawa;Paul J. Frick

  • Frequency, Comorbidity, and Psychosocial Impairment of Anxiety Disorders in German Adolescents

    Cecilia A. Essau;Judith Conradt;Franz Petermann

  • Lifetime and six-month prevalence of mental disorders in the Munich Follow-Up Study.

    H.-U. Wittchen;C. A. Essau;D. von Zerssen;J.-C. Krieg

  • Frequency and comorbidity of social phobia and social fears in adolescents.

    Cecilia A. Essau;Judith Conradt;Franz Petermann

  • Die Depressions-Angst-Stress-Skalen: Der DASS – ein Screeningverfahren nicht nur für Schmerzpatienten

    P. Nilges;Cecilia Essau

  • Psychometric Properties of the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire

    Cecilia A. Essau;Satoko Sasagawa;Paul J. Frick

  • Gender differences in the developmental course of depression

    Cecilia A. Essau;Peter M. Lewinsohn;John R. Seeley;Satoko Sasagawa

  • Anxiety disorders in adolescents and psychosocial outcomes at age 30.

    Cecilia A. Essau;Peter M. Lewinsohn;Beatriz Olaya;John R. Seeley

  • Self‐Report Questionnaires

    Constantina Demetriou;Bilge Uzun Ozer;Cecilia A. Essau

  • Frequency and patterns of mental health services utilization among adolescents with anxiety and depressive disorders.

    Cecilia A. Essau

  • Comorbidity and boundaries of affective disorders with anxiety disorders and substance misuse: Results of an International Task Force.

    K. R. Merikangas;J. Angst;William W Eaton;G. Canino

  • Reliability and validity of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale and the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders in German children.

    Cecilia A Essau;Peter Muris;Elfriede M Ederer

  • Prevention of anxiety symptoms in children: results from a universal school-based trial.

    Cecilia A. Essau;Judith Conradt;Satoko Sasagawa;Thomas H. Ollendick

  • The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on internet use and escapism in adolescents

    Blossom Fernandes;Urmi Nanda Biswas;Roseann Tan-Mansukhani;Alma Vallejo

  • Depression in adolescents.

    Peter M. Lewinsohn;Cecilia A. Essau

  • Frequency, comorbidity, and psychosocial impairment of specific phobia in adolescents.

    Cecilia A. Essau;Judith Conradt;Franz Petermann

  • Course and outcome of anxiety disorders in adolescents.

    Cecilia A. Essau;Judith Conradt;Franz Petermann

  • Anxiety symptoms in Chinese and German adolescents: their relationship with early learning experiences, perfectionism, and learning motivation.

    Cecilia A. Essau;Patrick W.L. Leung;Judith Conradt;Halina Cheng

  • Advancing psychotherapy and evidence-based psychological interventions

    Paul M.G. Emmelkamp;Paul M.G. Emmelkamp;Daniel David;Daniel David;Tom Beckers;Peter Muris

  • DIA-X-Interview

    Cecilia A. Essau;H.-U. Wittchen;H. Pfister

  • Conduct and oppositional defiant disorders: Epidemiology, risk factors, and treatment

    Cecilia A. Essau

Frequent Co-Authors

Franz Petermann
Franz Petermann University of Bremen
Thomas H. Ollendick
Thomas H. Ollendick Virginia Tech
Gisela Trommsdorff
Gisela Trommsdorff University of Konstanz
Peter M. Lewinsohn
Peter M. Lewinsohn Oregon Research Institute
Paul J. Frick
Paul J. Frick Louisiana State University
Dieter Vaitl
Dieter Vaitl University of Giessen
Alfons O. Hamm
Alfons O. Hamm University of Greifswald
Gerhard Andersson
Gerhard Andersson Linköping University

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