Psychometric evaluation of two new parent-rating scales for measuring anxiety symptoms in young Dutch children

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 949-958

  Broeren, Suzanne ^a   Muris, Peter ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Children's Moods Fears and Worries Questionnaire; Preschool; Preschool Anxiety Scale; Psychometric properties; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILDREN MOODS FEARS AND WORRIES QUESTIONNAIRE; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRESCHOOL ANXIETY SCALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PHOBIA; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDITY;

AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PARENTS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 46249130563     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2007.09.008     Document Type: Article

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