Table 4.
Spence children’s anxiety scale – parent (SCAS-Parent) - 1
| SCAS items | Never (%) | Sometimes (%) | Often (%) | Always (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My child worries about things | 30.7 | 45.9 | 16.9 | 6.5 |
| 2 | My child is scared of the dark | 34.2 | 35.9 | 15.6 | 14.3 |
| 3 | When my child has a problem, s(he) complains of having a funny feeling in his/her stomach | 61.9 | 26.8 | 8.2 | 3.0 |
| 4 | My child complains of feeling afraid | 38.5 | 45.0 | 9.5 | 6.9 |
| 5 | My child would feel afraid of being on his/her own at home | 29.0 | 32.5 | 15.2 | 23.4 |
| 6 | My child is scared when s(he) has to take a test | 59.7 | 26.4 | 8.7 | 5.2 |
| 7 | My child is afraid when (s)he has to use public toilets or bathrooms | 68.8 | 18.2 | 6.1 | 6.9 |
| 8 | My child worries about being away from us/me | 34.2 | 36.8 | 16.5 | 12.6 |
| 9 | My child feels afraid that (s)he will make a fool of him/herself in front of people | 36.4 | 36.8 | 16.0 | 10.8 |
| 10 | My child worries that (s)he will do badly at school | 36.8 | 37.7 | 16.9 | 8.7 |
| 11 | My child worries that something awful will happen to someone in our family | 55.4 | 30.7 | 7.4 | 6.5 |
| 12 | My child complains of suddenly feeling as if (s)he can't breathe when there is no reason for this |
90.5 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| 13 | My child has to keep checking that (s)he has done things right (like the switch is off or the door is locked) | 84.8 | 12.1 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| 14 | My child is scared if (s)he has to sleep on his/her own | 34.6 | 27.3 | 18.2 | 19.9 |
| 15 | My child has trouble going to school in the mornings because (s)he feels nervous or afraid | 67.1 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 5.2 |
| 16 | My child is scared of dogs | 68.0 | 21.2 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| 17 | My child can't seem to get bad or silly thoughts out of his/her head | 61.0 | 30.3 | 6.1 | 2.6 |
| 18 | When my child has a problem, s(he)complains of his/her heart beating really fast | 70.1 | 24.7 | 3.5 | 1.7 |
| 19 | My child suddenly starts to tremble or shake when there is no reason for this | 93.1 | 6.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 20 | My child worries that something bad will happen to him/her | 75.8 | 21.2 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| 21 | My child is scared of going to the doctor or dentist | 54.1 | 30.3 | 9.1 | 6.5 |
| 22 | When my child has a problem, (s)he feels shaky | 70.1 | 22.1 | 6.5 | 1.3 |
| 23 | My child is scared of heights (e.g., being at the top of a cliff) | 60.6 | 27.3 | 7.4 | 4.8 |
| 24 | My child has to think special thoughts (like numbers or words) to stop bad things from happening | 89.6 | 9.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 25 | My child feels scared if (s)he has to travel in the car, or on a bus or train | 93.5 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 26 | My child worries what other people think of him/her | 68.4 | 25.1 | 5.2 | 1.3 |
| 27 | My child is afraid of being in crowded places (like shopping centres, the movies, buses, busy playgrounds) | 77.9 | 15.6 | 4.8 | 1.7 |
| 28 | All of a sudden, my child feels really scared for no reason at all | 84.4 | 12.6 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| 29 | My child is scared of insects or spiders | 30.7 | 28.1 | 20.8 | 20.3 |
| 30 | My child complains of suddenly becoming dizzy or faint when there is no reason for this | 87.4 | 11.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| 31 | My child feels afraid when (s)he has to talk in front of the class | 64.9 | 26.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| 32 | My child complains of his/her heart suddenly starting to beat too quickly for no reason | 89.2 | 10.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| 33 | My child worries that (s)he will suddenly get a scared feeling when there is nothing to be afraid of | 73.6 | 22.5 | 2.6 | 1.3 |
| 34 | My child is afraid of being in small closed places, like tunnels or small rooms | 69.3 | 21.2 | 5.6 | 3.9 |
| 35 | My child has to do some things over and over again (like washing his/her hands, cleaning or putting things in a certain order) |
82.7 | 12.1 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| 36 | My child gets bothered by bad or silly thoughts or pictures in his/her head | 66.2 | 25.5 | 5.6 | 2.6 |
| 37 | My child has to do certain things in just the right way to stop bad things from happening | 84.0 | 10.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 38 | My child would feel scared if (s)he had to stay away from home overnight | 79.7 | 13.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 |