Table 4.
Results of Receiver Operating Characteristic Analyses Testing Diagnostic Discriminant Validity of the Youth and Parent MASC
Physical Symptoms
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Harm Avoidance
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Social Anxiety
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Separation/Panic
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AUC | 95% CI | p≤ | AUC | 95% CI | p≤ | AUC | 95% CI | p≤ | AUC | 95% CI | p≤ | |
Children Ages 7 - 12 | ||||||||||||
SAD | ||||||||||||
Child | 0.57 | [0.51, 0.63] | 0.025 | 0.49 | [0.43, 0.55] | 0.759 | 0.48 | [0.42, 0.54] | 0.520 | 0.69 | [0.63. 0.75] | 0.001 |
Parent | 0.56 | [0.50, 0.62] | 0.057 | 0.55 | [0.49, 0.62] | 0.102 | 0.45 | [0.39, 0.52] | 0.136 | 0.78 | [0.71, 0.82] | 0.001 |
SoP | ||||||||||||
Child | 0.55 | [0.48, 0.63] | 0.150 | 0.48 | [0.41, 0.55] | 0.526 | 0.69 | [0.63, 0.75] | 0.001 | 0.42 | [0.34, 0.49] | 0.022 |
Parent | 0.51 | [0.44, 0.59] | 0.704 | 0.47 | [0.40, 0.54] | 0.437 | 0.74 | [0.68, 0.80] | 0.001 | 0.43 | [0.36, 0.50] | 0.058 |
GAD | ||||||||||||
Child | 0.62 | [0.55, 0.70] | 0.002 | 0.60 | [0.52, 0.68] | 0.011 | 0.56 | [0.49, 0.64] | 0.107 | 0.55 | [0.48, 0.63] | 0.173 |
Parent | 0.63 | [0.56, 0.70] | 0.001 | 0.56 | [0.49, 0.64] | 0.105 | 0.57 | [0.51, 0.64] | 0.060 | 0.53 | [0.46, 0.61] | 0.421 |
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Adolescents Ages 13 - 17 | ||||||||||||
SAD | ||||||||||||
Adolescent | 0.59 | [0.48, 0.71] | 0.108 | 0.60 | [0.48, 0.73] | 0.086 | 0.44 | [0.31, 0.57] | 0.319 | 0.70 | [0.57, 0.82] | 0.001 |
Parent | 0.62 | [0.52, 0.73] | 0.038 | 0.69 | [0.58, 0.79] | 0.001 | 0.46 | [0.34, 0.58] | 0.488 | 0.80 | [0.71, 0.89] | 0.001 |
SoP | ||||||||||||
Adolescent | 0.53 | [0.38, 0.68] | 0.739 | 0.59 | [0.40, 0.79] | 0.284 | 0.86 | [0.78, 0.93] | 0.001 | 0.46 | [0.29, 0.64] | 0.662 |
Parent | 0.47 | [0.31, 0.64] | 0.757 | 0.34 | [0.17, 0.50] | 0.052 | 0.82 | [0.72, 0.91] | 0.001 | 0.49 | [0.35, 0.64] | 0.920 |
GAD | ||||||||||||
Adolescent | 0.65 | [0.53, 0.78] | 0.022 | 0.63 | [0.51, 0.75] | 0.054 | 0.54 | [0.42, 0.66] | 0.559 | 0.60 | [0.48, 0.73] | 0.117 |
Parent | 0.67 | [0.54, 0.79] | 0.012 | 0.68 | [0.57, 0.80] | 0.006 | 0.53 | [0.41, 0.64] | 0.698 | 0.59 | [0.48, 0.71] | 0.159 |
Note: MASC = Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children; AUC = area under the curve; CI = confidence interval; SAD = separation anxiety disorder; SoP = social phobia; GAD = generalized anxiety disorder.