TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Psychometric properties of the SCARED in a nationally representative U.S. sample of 5-12-year-olds
JO  - Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology
A1  - Sequeira, Stefanie L.
A1  - Silk, Jennifer S.
A1  - Woods, William C.
A1  - Kolko, David J.
A1  - Lindhiem, Oliver
SP  - 1
EP  - 12
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To examine the factor structure of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders - Parent Report (SCARED-P) in young children and elucidate normative levels of parent-reported anxiety using a nationally representative sample of parents of children ages 5-12 years living in the United States. <br><br>METHOD: The 41-item SCARED-P was administered to parents of 1,570 youth who were selected to match the U.S. population on key demographic variables. SCARED-P model fit and mean score differences by age, race/ethnicity, and sex were assessed. <br><br>RESULTS: SCARED-P model fit and subscale reliability appeared almost identical in younger children (ages 5-8) and older children (ages 9-12), although model fit for a five-factor model was poor in both groups. Symptoms of generalized anxiety increased from age 5 to 12, while symptoms of separation anxiety disorder decreased. Parents reported significantly more symptoms of social anxiety in females than males. No significant differences by race/ethnicity were found for mean levels of anxiety or model fit. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The SCARED-P shows some utility as an anxiety screening instrument in a representative sample of U.S. youth as young as 5-years-old, but caution should be used when interpreting subscale scores.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1537-4416
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2019.1614001
ID  - ref1
ER  -