The Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC): Factor structure, reliability, and validity

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 554-565

  March, John S ^a   Parker, James D A ^b   Sullivan, Kevin ^a   Stallings, Patricia ^a   Conners, C Keith ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

adolescent; anxiety; child; psychometric properties; rating scale

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0030965401     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199704000-00019     Document Type: Article

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