title: Development of the Child Attitude Toward Illness Scale.
abstract: Described the development of the Child Attitude Toward Illness Scale (CATIS), a short self-report instrument designed to provide a systematic assessment of how favorably or unfavorably children feel about having a chronic physical condition. Subjects were children (N = 269), ages 8-12 years, who had either epilepsy (n = 136) or asthma (n = 133). Results of confirmatory factor analysis and predicted relationships with scores on the Child Behavior Checklist and the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale provided support for construct validity of the scale. Good internal consistency and test-retest reliability were also found.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatric/Mental Health, School of Nursing, Indiana University, Indianapolis.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Austin
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Huberty
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D017668:Age of Onset; D001249:Asthma / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires