title: Reliability and validity of the Fear Survey Schedule for Infants-Preschoolers.
abstract: The aim of this research was to examine the reliability and validity of a new questionnaire to measure fears in young children. One hundred and thirty-three parents of children 18 months to 5 years of age completed the Fear Survey Schedule for Infants-Preschoolers (FSSIP). Parents and other caregivers were interviewed and completed questionnaires concerning child fearfulness, and child fearful behavior was observed. The FSSIP demonstrated high internal consistency, low-to-moderate test-retest correlations over an average of 6 months, and good convergent and discriminant validity. With further research, the FSSIP could aid in the investigation of the duration and consequences of fears in young children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20037, USA. psyslw@gwumc.edu
authors.forename: Susan L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: Thomas H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Ollendick
authors.forename: Samuel J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Simmens
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D001143:Arousal; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D009769:Object Attachment; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results