title: Reliability of a Behavioral Avoidance Test for the assessment of dog phobic children.
abstract: The temporal stability of approach scores on a Behavioral Avoidance Test designed for dog phobic children was confirmed. Small gains in scores among the 14 children were observed at retest without treatment only for those displaying relatively mild fears.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Special Education and Disability Studies, Victoria College, Burwood, Australia.
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: King
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004285:Dogs; D001841:Human-Animal Bond; D006801:Humans; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011594:Psychometrics