Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale – Child (SCAS-Child) Spence Children's Anxiety Scale - Child (SCAS-Child) Your email address Your name Your date of birth Your address Your address Your address Your address Your address Your address Your address Instructions: Please tap to show how often each of these things happen to you. There are no right or wrong answers. I worry about things Never Sometimes Often Always I am scared of the dark Never Sometimes Often Always When I have a problem, I get a funny feeling in my stomach Never Sometimes Often Always I feel afraid Never Sometimes Often Always I would feel afraid of being on my own at home Never Sometimes Often Always I feel scared when I have to take a test Never Sometimes Often Always I feel afraid if I have to use public toilets or bathrooms Never Sometimes Often Always I worry about being away from my parents Never Sometimes Often Always I feel afraid that I will make a fool of myself in front of people Never Sometimes Often Always I worry that I will do badly at my school work Never Sometimes Often Always I am popular amongst other kids my own age Never Sometimes Often Always I worry that something awful will happen to someone in my family Never Sometimes Often Always I suddenly feel as if I can’t breathe when there is no reason for this Never Sometimes Often Always I have to keep checking that I have done things right (like the switch is off, or the door is locked) Never Sometimes Often Always I feel scared if I have to sleep on my own Never Sometimes Often Always I have trouble going to school in the mornings because I feel nervous or afraid Never Sometimes Often Always I am good at sports Never Sometimes Often Always I am scared of dogs Never Sometimes Often Always I can’t seem to get bad or silly thoughts out of my head Never Sometimes Often Always When I have a problem, my heart beats really fast Never Sometimes Often Always I suddenly start to tremble or shake when there is no reason for this Never Sometimes Often Always I worry that something bad will happen to me Never Sometimes Often Always I am scared of going to the doctors or dentists Never Sometimes Often Always When I have a problem, I feel shaky Never Sometimes Often Always I am scared of being in high places or lifts (elevators) Never Sometimes Often Always I am a good person Never Sometimes Often Always I have to think of special thoughts to stop bad things from happening (like numbers or words) Never Sometimes Often Always I feel scared if I have to travel in the car, or on a Bus or a train Never Sometimes Often Always I worry what other people think of me Never Sometimes Often Always I am afraid of being in crowded places (like shopping centres, the movies, buses, busy playgrounds) Never Sometimes Often Always I feel happy Never Sometimes Often Always All of a sudden I feel really scared for no reason at all Never Sometimes Often Always I am scared of insects or spiders Never Sometimes Often Always I suddenly become dizzy or faint when there is no reason for this Never Sometimes Often Always I feel afraid if I have to talk in front of my class Never Sometimes Often Always My heart suddenly starts to beat too quickly for no reason Never Sometimes Often Always I worry that I will suddenly get a scared feeling when there is nothing to be afraid of Never Sometimes Often Always I like myself Never Sometimes Often Always I am afraid of being in small closed places, like tunnels or small rooms Never Sometimes Often Always I have to do some things over and over again (like washing my hands, cleaning or putting things in a certain order) Never Sometimes Often Always I get bothered by bad or silly thoughts or pictures in my mind Never Sometimes Often Always I have to do some things in just the right way to stop bad things happening Never Sometimes Often Always I am proud of my school work Never Sometimes Often Always I would feel scared if I had to stay away from home overnight Never Sometimes Often Always I would feel scared if I had to stay away from home overnight Never Sometimes Often Always Is there something else that you are really afraid of? Yes No If you are afraid of something else please write down what it is. How often are you afraid of this thing? Developer Reference: Spence, S.H. (1997). Structure of anxiety symptoms among children: A confirmatory factor-analytic study. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 106(2), 280-297. Submit If you are human, leave this field blank. Δ
