Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (Parent Report)

Below is a list of items that describe children. For each item please select the response that best describes your child. Please answer all the items.

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My child worries about things
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My child is scared of the dark
Never
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When my child has a problem, s(he) complains of having a funny feeling in his / her stomach
Never
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My child complains of feeling afraid
Never
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My child would feel afraid of being on his/her own at home
Never
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My child is scared when s(he) has to take a test
Never
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My child is afraid when (s)he has to use public toilets or bathrooms
Never
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My child worries about being away from us / me
Never
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My child feels afraid that (s)he will make a fool of him/herself in front of people
Never
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My child worries that (s)he will do badly at school
Never
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My child worries that something awful will happen to someone in our family
Never
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My child complains of suddenly feeling as if (s)he can't breathe when there is no reason for this.
Never
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My child has to keep checking that (s)he has done things right (like the switch is off, or the door is locked)
Never
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My child is scared if (s)he has to sleep on his/her own
Never
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My child has trouble going to school in the mornings because (s)he feels nervous or afraid
Never
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My child is scared of dogs
Never
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My child can't seem to get bad or silly thoughts out of his / her head
Never
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When my child has a problem, s(he) complains of his/her heart beating really fast
Never
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My child suddenly starts to tremble or shake when there is no reason for this
Never
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My child worries that something bad will happen to him/her
Never
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My child is scared of going to the doctor or dentist
Never
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When my child has a problem, (s)he feels shaky
Never
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My child is scared of heights (eg. being at the top of a cliff)
Never
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My child has to think special thoughts (like numbers or words) to stop bad things from happening.
Never
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My child feels scared if (s)he has to travel in the car, or on a bus or train
Never
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My child worries what other people think of him/her
Never
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My child is afraid of being in crowded places (like shopping centres, the movies, buses, busy playgrounds)
Never
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All of a sudden my child feels really scared for no reason at all
Never
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My child is scared of insects or spiders
Never
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My child complains of suddenly becoming dizzy or faint when there is no reason for this
Never
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My child feels afraid when (s)he has to talk in front of the class
Never
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My child’s complains of his / her heart suddenly starting to beat too quickly for no reason
Never
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My child worries that (s)he will suddenly get a scared feeling when there is nothing to be afraid of
Never
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My child is afraid of being in small closed places, like tunnels or small rooms
Never
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My child has to do some things over and over again (like washing his / her hands, cleaning or putting things in a certain order)
Never
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My child gets bothered by bad or silly thoughts or pictures in his/her head
Never
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My child has to do certain things in just the right way to stop bad things from happening
Never
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My child would feel scared if (s)he had to stay away from home overnight
Never
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