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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2021

Personalized Assessment of Anxiety and Avoidance in Children and Their Parents-Development and Evaluation of the Anxiety and Avoidance Scale for Children.

Michael W Lippert, Katharina Sommer, Tabea Flasinski, Verena Pflug, Angela Rölver, Hanna Christiansen, Tina In-Albon, Susanne Knappe, Marcel Romanos, Brunna Tuschen-Caffier and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Psychometric Properties of the Dutch Child Avoidance Measure.Child psychiatry and human development · 2024
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Michael W LippertMental Health Research and Treatment Center, Faculty of Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Katharina SommerMental Health Research and Treatment Center, Faculty of Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Tabea FlasinskiMental Health Research and Treatment Center, Faculty of Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Verena PflugMental Health Research and Treatment Center, Faculty of Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
Angela RölverDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Clinic Münster, Münster, Germany.
Hanna ChristiansenClinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
Tina In-AlbonClinical Child and Adolescent Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Koblenz-Landau, Landau, Germany.
Susanne KnappeInstitute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Marcel RomanosDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Brunna Tuschen-CaffierClinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Silvia SchneiderMental Health Research and Treatment Center, Faculty of Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.

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Abstract

In treating childhood anxiety disorders, therapists use highly individualized anxiety hierarchies to assess anxiety-eliciting situations and to personalize treatment. In contrast, psychometric assessment of anxiety symptoms in children usually consists of standardized questionnaires, assessing either total anxiety or disorder-specific symptom scores, prioritizing comparability over individual information. To account for interindividual differences, the Anxiety and Avoidance Scale for Children (AVAC) was developed, following a precise, personalized, assessment approach. In responding to the questionnaire, children and parents identify the most anxiety-eliciting situations before starting treatment, and rate them for anxiety and avoidance. Ratings are repeated over the course of treatment. The aim of this study is to introduce the new questionnaire and present first data on psychometric properties. The AVAC was administered to 389 children with separation anxiety disorder (

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