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The Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC): Confirmatory factor analysis in a pediatric ADHD sample

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March, JS; Conners, C; Arnold, G; Epstein, J; Parker, J; Hinshaw, S; Abikoff, H; Molina, B; Wells, K; Newcorn, J; Schuck, S; Pelham, WE; Hoza, B
Published in: Journal of Attention Disorders
January 1, 1999

While considerable attention has been paid to discriminating attention-deficit/hyperactivity and anxiety disorders, there are as yet no published confirmatory factor analytic studies of any self-report anxiety scale in ADHD youth. The Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC) is a 39-item, 4-point Likert self-report scale that robustly represents the factor structure of anxiety in children aged 8 to 18 years. Using confirmatory factor analytic methods, the present paper reports a replication of the four-factor measurement model for the MASC in a large sample of ADHD youth aged 7 to 10 years. The fit indices proved to be comparable to those obtained in the MASC clinical and non-clinical (normative) samples. Clinically, therefore, this report strengthens confidence that the MASC is a valid measure of anxiety in diverse populations. With respect to research, it provides supporting evidence that results obtained using the MASC in the MTA and other research studies reflect valid estimates of anxiety in those samples. Copyright © Multi-Health Systems Inc., 1999.

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Journal of Attention Disorders

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1087-0547

Publication Date

January 1, 1999

Volume

3

Issue

2

Start / End Page

85 / 89

Related Subject Headings

  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • 1701 Psychology
 

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March, J. S., Conners, C., Arnold, G., Epstein, J., Parker, J., Hinshaw, S., … Hoza, B. (1999). The Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC): Confirmatory factor analysis in a pediatric ADHD sample. Journal of Attention Disorders, 3(2), 85–89. https://doi.org/10.1177/108705479900300202
March, J. S., C. Conners, G. Arnold, J. Epstein, J. Parker, S. Hinshaw, H. Abikoff, et al. “The Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC): Confirmatory factor analysis in a pediatric ADHD sample.” Journal of Attention Disorders 3, no. 2 (January 1, 1999): 85–89. https://doi.org/10.1177/108705479900300202.
March JS, Conners C, Arnold G, Epstein J, Parker J, Hinshaw S, et al. The Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC): Confirmatory factor analysis in a pediatric ADHD sample. Journal of Attention Disorders. 1999 Jan 1;3(2):85–9.
March, J. S., et al. “The Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC): Confirmatory factor analysis in a pediatric ADHD sample.” Journal of Attention Disorders, vol. 3, no. 2, Jan. 1999, pp. 85–89. Scopus, doi:10.1177/108705479900300202.
March JS, Conners C, Arnold G, Epstein J, Parker J, Hinshaw S, Abikoff H, Molina B, Wells K, Newcorn J, Schuck S, Pelham WE, Hoza B. The Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC): Confirmatory factor analysis in a pediatric ADHD sample. Journal of Attention Disorders. 1999 Jan 1;3(2):85–89.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of Attention Disorders

DOI

ISSN

1087-0547

Publication Date

January 1, 1999

Volume

3

Issue

2

Start / End Page

85 / 89

Related Subject Headings

  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • 1701 Psychology