Table 3.
Mean Scores (Standard Deviations) of the MASC by Diagnostic Category for Youth and Parent Report
| Children Ages 7 - 12 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASC Subscale | SAD | Non-SAD | d | SoP | Non-SoP | d | GAD | Non-GAD | d |
| n = 227 | n = 127 | n = 270 | n = 84 | n = 287 | n = 67 | ||||
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | ||||
| Physical Symptoms | |||||||||
| Child | 13.34 (7.53)* | 11.47 (6.12) | 0.27 | 12.95 (7.01) | 11.79 (7.40) | 0.16 | 13.24 (7.06)** | 10.22 (6.85) | 0.43 |
| Parent | 11.04 (6.07)* | 9.72 (5.55) | 0.22 | 10.55 (5.73) | 10.64 (6.50) | -0.02 | 11.07 (5.94)*** | 8.47 (5.34) | 0.45 |
| Harm Avoidance | |||||||||
| Child | 19.42 (4.07) | 19.59 (4.05) | -0.04 | 19.37 (4.11) | 19.69 (3.89) | -0.08 | 19.70 (4.00)* | 18.37 (4.13) | 0.33 |
| Parent | 19.44 (4.11) | 18.72 (4.29) | 0.17 | 19.09 (4.15) | 19.50 (4.32) | -0.10 | 19.38 (4.13) | 18.37 (4.34) | 0.24 |
| Social Anxiety | |||||||||
| Child | 17.18 (5.89) | 18.03 (6.11) | -0.14 | 13.96 (6.86)*** | 9.51 (5.64) | 0.68 | 13.20 (6.83) | 11.64 (6.87) | 0.23 |
| Parent | 17.40 (5.91) | 18.71 (6.10) | -0.22 | 18.74 (5.35)*** | 13.40 (6.09) | 0.95 | 17.68 (6.19) | 16.63 (4.90) | 0.18 |
| Separation/Panic | |||||||||
| Child | 14.22 (5.10)*** | 10.49 (5.50) | 0.71 | 12.47 (5.21)* | 14.19 (6.34) | -0.31 | 13.02 (5.47) | 12.30 (5.81) | 0.13 |
| Parent | 17.74 (4.65)*** | 12.30 (5.63) | 1.05 | 15.53 (5.62) | 16.68 (5.69) | -0.20 | 15.88 (5.73) | 15.44 (5.33) | 0.08 |
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| Adolescents Ages 13 - 17 | |||||||||
| MASC Subscale | SAD | Non-SAD | d | SoP | Non-SoP | d | GAD | Non-GAD | d |
| n = 33 | n = 93 | n = 113 | n = 13 | n = 102 | n = 24 | ||||
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | ||||
| Physical Symptoms | |||||||||
| Adolescent | 16.73 (8.43) | 14.01 (8.21) | 0.35 | 14.81 (8.44) | 14.00 (7.52) | 0.10 | 15.57 (8.17)* | 11.13 (8.17) | 0.55 |
| Parent | 14.61 (5.66)* | 11.97 (6.56) | 0.42 | 12.53 (6.38) | 13.77 (6.93) | -0.19 | 13.40 (6.22)** | 9.50 (6.43) | 0.63 |
| Harm Avoidance | |||||||||
| Adolescent | 18.42 (5.23) | 17.19 (3.98) | 0.29 | 17.67 (4.17) | 16.15 (5.73) | 0.35 | 17.86 (4.23) | 16.04 (4.67) | 0.43 |
| Parent | 20.45 (3.78)** | 17.66 (4.46) | 0.65 | 18.11 (4.40)* | 20.85 (4.28) | -0.65 | 18.94 (4.21)** | 16.04 (4.76) | 0.68 |
| Social Anxiety | |||||||||
| Adolescent | 15.15 (8.39) | 16.89 (6.22) | -0.26 | 17.34 (6.49)*** | 8.62 (4.81) | 1.30 | 16.61 (7.01) | 15.71 (6.29) | 0.13 |
| Parent | 18.91 (5.88) | 19.63 (5.99) | -0.12 | 20.13 (5.68)*** | 13.46 (4.93) | 1.20 | 19.45 (6.19) | 19.42 (4.91) | 0.01 |
| Separation/Panic | |||||||||
| Adolescent | 11.24 (7.00)*** | 6.54 (4.25) | 0.93 | 7.73 (5.53) | 8.15 (5.34) | -0.08 | 8.07 (5.48) | 6.50 (5.45) | 0.29 |
| Parent | 15.06 (6.44)*** | 7.91 (5.23) | 1.29 | 9.78 (6.48) | 9.85 (5.70) | -0.01 | 10.20 (6.56) | 8.04 (5.34) | 0.34 |
Note: MASC = Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children; SAD = separation anxiety disorder; SoP = social phobia; GAD = generalized anxiety disorder.
*
p<.05.
**
p<.01.
***
p<.001.