title: Childhood depression, anxiety, and aggression: a reanalysis of Epkins and Meyers (1994).
abstract: Research on the constructs of childhood depression and anxiety has typically found that the 2 traits are highly correlated. In a study of the construct validity of childhood depression, anxiety, and aggression, Epkins and Meyers (1994) concluded that, despite some mixed results, the 3 constructs demonstrated adequate convergent and discriminant validity. We reexamined the results of the Epkins and Meyers study in 2 new analyses--a focused comparison of correlational patterns among the traits and a confirmatory factor analysis--and found no support for the discriminant validity of depression and anxiety and only weak support for their convergent validity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Missouri-St. Louis, USA.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Greising
authors.forename: L T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Hyland
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Burger
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D006801:Humans; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002666:Psychology, Child; D015203:Reproducibility of Results