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A Preliminary Psychometric Evaluation of a Parent-Report Measure of Child Emotional Awareness and Expression in a Sample of Anxious Youth

Auteurs: Caroline E. Kerns, Jonathan S. Comer, Janice Zeman

Gepubliceerd in: Cognitive Therapy and Research | Uitgave 3/2014

Abstract

Recent conceptualizations of child anxiety disorders have implicated emotion dysregulation in the development, maintenance, and/or exacerbation of these conditions. Assessment of emotion regulation in children often relies upon self-reports, but research suggests a multi-informant approach is optimal in the assessment of youth. The current study evaluates the preliminary psychometric properties of a parent-report adaptation of the Emotion Expression Scale for Children (EESC-P) in a sample of parents (n = 78) seeking treatment for their child’s anxiety disorder (M _{child age} = 11.04, SD = 2.96, 46.8 % female). Findings support the internal consistency and predictive validity of the EESC-P. Parent–child concordance was low-to-moderate within a subset of participants whose children completed the EESC. Scores on the EESC-P did not differ as a function of age or gender. Results preliminarily support the use of the EESC-P as part of a multi-informant assessment of emotional awareness in children with anxiety disorders.

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Titel: A Preliminary Psychometric Evaluation of a Parent-Report Measure of Child Emotional Awareness and Expression in a Sample of Anxious Youth
Auteurs: Caroline E. Kerns
Jonathan S. Comer
Janice Zeman
Publicatiedatum: 01-06-2014
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Cognitive Therapy and Research / Uitgave 3/2014
Print ISSN: 0147-5916
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2819
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-014-9596-x

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