Table 5.
SCARED-P Item Frequencies (% of participants endorsing each item)
| Item (subscale) | % |
|---|---|
| My child doesn’t like to be with people he/she doesn’t know well. (SP) | 51.2 |
| My child feels shy with people he/she doesn’t know well. (SP) | 47.8 |
| My child doesn’t like to be away from his/her family. (SAD) | 43.6 |
| My child follows me wherever I go. (SAD) | 43.3 |
| My child is shy. (SP) | 43.3 |
| My child worries about other people liking him/her. (GAD) | 40.6 |
| It is hard for my child to talk with people he/she doesn’t know well. (SP) | 39.1 |
| My child feels nervous with people he/she doesn’t know well. (SP) | 37.4 |
| My child worries about how well he/she does things. (GAD) | 37.4 |
| My child is afraid to be alone in the house. (SAD) | 37.2 |
| When my child gets frightened, his/her heart beats fast. (PD) | 30.8 |
| My child feels nervous when he/she is with other children or adults and he/she has to do something while they watch him/her. (SP) | 30.0 |
| My child worries about being as good as other kids. (GAD) | 28.4 |
| My child is a worrier. (GAD) | 27.8 |
| My child is nervous. (GAD) | 27.5 |
| My child feels nervous when he/she is going to parties, dances, or any place where there will be people that he/she doesn’t know well. (SP) | 27.5 |
| My child worries that something bad might happen to his/her parents. (SAD) | 26.8 |
| My child worries about sleeping alone. (SAD) | 26.5 |
| My child gets scared if he/she sleeps away from home. (SAD) | 26.1 |
| My child worries about things working out for him/her. (GAD) | 24.5 |
| My child worries about what is going to happen in the future. (GAD) | 23.6 |
| My child worries about things that have already happened. (GAD) | 21.3 |
| My child gets headaches when he/she is at school. (SA) | 20.4 |
| My child has nightmares about something bad happening to him/her. (SAD) | 18.9 |
| My child worries about going to school. (SA) | 18.6 |
| My child gets stomachaches at school. (SA) | 16.6 |
| My child has nightmares about something bad happening to his/her parents. (SAD) | 16.6 |
| When my child feels frightened, it is hard for him/her to breathe. (PD) | 12.3 |
| My child gets really frightened for no reason at all. (PD) | 12.1 |
| When my child gets frightened, he/she feels like throwing up. (PD) | 10.6 |
| People tell me that my child worries too much. (GAD) | 9.8 |
| My child is afraid of having anxiety (or panic) attacks. (PD) | 9.7 |
| My child is scared to go to school. (SA) | 9.6 |
| When my child gets frightened, he/she feels like things are not real. (PD) | 9.3 |
| When my child gets frightened, he/she feels like he/she is going crazy. (PD) | 8.3 |
| When my child gets frightened, he/she sweats a lot. (PD) | 8.3 |
| My child gets shaky. (PD) | 8.1 |
| When my child gets frightened, he/she feels like passing out. (PD) | 7.5 |
| People tell me that my child looks nervous. (PD) | 7.4 |
| When my child gets frightened, he/she feels like he/she is choking. (PD) | 7.4 |
| When my child gets frightened, he/she feels dizzy. (PD) | 6.9 |
Note. SP=social phobia; GAD=generalized anxiety; SA=school avoidance; PD=panic disorder; SAD=separation anxiety.