An indirect and direct measure of anxiety-related perceived control in children: the Implicit Association Procedure (IAP) and Anxiety Control Questionnaire for Children (ACQ-C).
A perceived lack of control over negative events is assumed central to the development of anxiety disorders. So far, only questionnaires were used to test this theory, but they have several disadvantages. In this study, the Implicit Association Procedure (IAP) was adapted to measure anxiety-related perceived control in an indirect way. IAP data of 33 non-selected children were compared to a direct measure of perceived control, the Anxiety Control Questionnaire for Children (ACQ-C). Results showed that higher anxious children had lower perceived control over anxiety-related events than lower anxious children, on both the indirect and the direct measure.
Hogendoorn
Sanne M
SM
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/De Bascule, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 5, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands. s.m.hogendoorn@amc.uva.nl
Wolters
Lidewij H
LH
Vervoort
Leentje
L
Prins
Pier J M
PJ
Boer
Frits
F
de Haan
Else
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D000293:Adolescent; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011214:Practice, Psychological; D002666:Psychology, Child; D011594:Psychometrics; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D011930:Reaction Time; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014796:Visual Perception