RELIABILITY AND CLINICAL VALIDITY OF THE CHILDRENS FEAR SURVEY SCHEDULE

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作者
RYALL, MR
DIETIKER, KE
机构
[1] CALIF STATE COLL BAKERSFIELD, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93309 USA
[2] HENRIETTA WEILL MEM CHILD GUIDANCE CLIN, BAKERSFIELD, CA USA
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10.1016/0005-7916(79)90008-9
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B849 [应用心理学];
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040203 ;
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This paper traces the early development of the Children's Fear Survey Schedule (CFSS) and reports initial reliability and validity studies. The CFSS is a simple self-report instrument to be used for children between the ages of 4 and 12 years. It has been designed to identify specific fear stimuli and to measure the intensity of each stimulus. Applications are twofold: clinical and research. Three hypotheses were tested: test-retest reliability, clinical validity, sex differences on total fear scores. Test-retest reliability of 0.85 was obtained. Clinical validity was established. Females were found to report higher fear scores than males. The authors call for more research on the CFSS. © 1979.
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