Symptoms of anxiety disorders and teacher-reported school functioning of normal children.
Correlations between scores on the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale, a questionnaire for measuring symptoms of anxiety disorders and a report of school functioning by teachers were computed for 317 primary school children and 13 teachers in The Netherlands. Analysis showed a small but significant negative correlation between scores for total anxiety and school functioning (r = -.20, p < .001). The finding is consistent with the notion that high symptoms indicating anxiety disorders in children are accompanied by less optimal functioning in school.
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Department of Medical, Clinical, and Experimental Psychology, Maastricht University, The Netherlands. p.muris@dep.unimaas.nl
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D000124:Achievement; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching