Teacher Awareness of Anxiety Symptoms in Children

The present study aimed to determine which anxiety symptoms in children are associated with teacher awareness and whether teacher awareness differs according to student age and gender. The Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC) was completed by 453 second through fifth grade students and...

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Published in:Child psychiatry and human development 2006-06, Vol.36 (4), p.383-392
Main Authors: Layne, Ann E, Bernstein, Gail A, March, John S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Differences
Anxiety
Anxiety - diagnosis
Anxiety - epidemiology
Anxiety - psychology
Anxiety disorders
Awareness
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child clinical studies
Children
Children & youth
Educational psychology
Elementary School Students
Elementary School Teachers
Faculty
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender
Gender Differences
Humans
Male
Measures (Individuals)
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Multivariate Analysis
Observer Variation
Prevalence
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Scores
Social anxiety
Surveys and Questionnaires
Symptoms
Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Teacher Attitudes
Teachers
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Summary:The present study aimed to determine which anxiety symptoms in children are associated with teacher awareness and whether teacher awareness differs according to student age and gender. The Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC) was completed by 453 second through fifth grade students and teachers nominated the three most anxious students in their classrooms. A multivariate analysis of variance was conducted with MASC scale scores as the dependent variables. Children identified by teachers as anxious had significantly higher levels of overall anxiety, physiological anxiety, social anxiety, and separation anxiety. Overall, teacher awareness did not differ based on student age or gender.
ISSN:0009-398X
1573-3327
DOI:10.1007/s10578-006-0009-6