The assessment of anxiety symptoms in preschool-aged children: The revised preschool anxiety scale

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 400-409

  Edwards, Susan L ^a   Rapee, Ronald M ^a   Kennedy, Susan J ^a   Spence, Susan H ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLASSIFICATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FATHER; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS;

ANXIETY; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FATHERS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGY, CHILD;

EID: 77951703622     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374411003691701     Document Type: Article

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