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01-02-2015 | Original Paper

Anxiety Disorder Symptoms in Chinese Preschool Children

Auteurs: Meifang Wang, Jinxia Zhao

Gepubliceerd in: Child Psychiatry & Human Development | Uitgave 1/2015

Abstract

The present study investigated anxiety disorder symptoms in Chinese preschool children. A total of 1,854 mothers of children aged 3–6 years completed the 28-item Chinese version of Spence Preschool Anxiety Scale (PAS). Results demonstrated that the structure of anxiety in Chinese preschool children included five factors, and this five-factor structure applied to different age and gender groups. Inconsistent with the study by Edwards et al. (J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 39:400–409, 2010) suggesting that obsessive–compulsive disorder did not comprise an independent factor in Australian preschoolers, this symptom can be viewed as an independent factor in Chinese preschoolers. Younger children displayed higher anxiety levels than older children. Anxiety symptoms of Chinese preschoolers were found at a high level compared to other studies. Substantial differences were found with regard to the content of prevalent anxiety symptoms among Chinese and Australian preschool children. The applicability of the five-factor structure of PAS and research implications are discussed.

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Titel: Anxiety Disorder Symptoms in Chinese Preschool Children
Auteurs: Meifang Wang
Jinxia Zhao
Publicatiedatum: 01-02-2015
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Child Psychiatry & Human Development / Uitgave 1/2015
Print ISSN: 0009-398X
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3327
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-014-0461-7

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