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ArticleCouple & family psychology2015

Validity of the Expressed Emotion Adjective Checklist (EEAC) in Caregivers of Children with Mood Disorders.

Nicole M Klaus, Guillermo Perez Algorta, Andrea S Young, Mary A Fristad

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Article in Couple & family psychology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Evaluating a program to prevent anxiety in children of anxious parents: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2025
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4 authors.

Nicole M KlausThe Ohio State University.
Guillermo Perez AlgortaThe Ohio State University.
Andrea S YoungThe Ohio State University.
Mary A FristadThe Ohio State University.

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FAMILY PSYCHOEDUCATION: EFFICACY IN CHILD MOOD DISORDERSR01MH061512 · NIMH · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI FRISTAD, MARY A · 2001 to 2005
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NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH061512
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Expressed Emotion (EE; criticism/hostility and emotional overinvolvement) displayed in family interactions has been associated with the presence and poorer course of multiple disorders in adults and children. As such, validating appropriate tools for measuring EE could have important implications for research and clinical practice. Child EE measures are limited though there are some established methods of assessing EE in adults. The Expressed Emotion Adjective Checklist (EEAC), a self-report measure of EE, has demonstrated validity with adults but has not been evaluated in child samples. The present study examined reliability, stability, and validity of the EEAC in measuring EE in caregivers of children with mood disorders. EEAC scores were associated with the criticism component of the Five Minute Speech Sample (FMSS), a commonly used EE measure in children. EEAC scores were also stable and predicted manic symptom severity and global impairment one year later. These data suggest the EEAC may be a useful self-report measure of EE in children.

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assessmentchildrenExpressed Emotionmoodvalidity

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PMID25729632
PMCPMC4339054

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