Examination of the Multidimensional Anxiety Inventory for Children and Adolescents (MAICA) in Clinical Samples
PRAXIS DER KINDERPSYCHOLOGIE UND KINDERPSYCHIATRIE(2022)
摘要
Questionnaires such as the Multidimensional Anxiety Inventory for Children and Adolescents (MAICA) provide a diagnostic approach to alert for anxiety- or depression-related problems. The aim is to examine the MAICA within two clinical samples. We first investigated whether children having anxiety- or depression-related problems (n = 94) scored higher on anxiety (i.e., emotionality and worry) and depression (i.e., dysthymia and low joy) than a non-clinical control group (n = 282). Then, we contrasted a clinical sample with other mental disorders unrelated to anxiety or depression (n = 45) with another non-clinical control group (n = 135). Across all scales of the MAICA, children with anxiety- or depression-related problems showed less favourable values than the non-clinical control group (d = 0.34 to 0.54 for anxiety, 0.55 to 0.68 for depression). Children with other mental problems showed no differences in either the anxiety or depression scales. For the use as a screening instrument, preliminary cutoff scores for identifying anxiety- or depression-related problems with the MAICA are given.
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anxiety, depression, questionnaire, adolescents, children
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