The Scale of Preschool Anxiety: Obsessive-compulsive Disorder at Individual Level

The Scale of Preschool Anxiety: Obsessive-compulsive Disorder at Individual Level👧👦😣

Hi everyone!

Anxiety disorders are a type of psychiatric conditions that are not rare in children. 👧One of the common mental disorder is the obsessive-compulsive disorder where a person has obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviours.😕

According to Leung and her colleagues (2018), Hong Kong children were reported as having higher levels of anxiety than the Australian counterparts; it has been suggested the competitive atmosphere for academic success in Hong Kong contributes to the high levels of anxiety in children (Essau et al., 2008).📚📝

Early identification and intervention during the preschool years are critical for minimizing their detrimental long-term effects. 🔍

A scale that measures preschool anxiety (Obsessive-compulsive disorder) at the individual level will be useful if you are working in this area!✨

👉Go and visit our Outcome/ Indicator Bank to check out the scale: https://jcmel.swk.cuhk.edu.hk/outcome-impact-indicator-bank/individual/family-and-child-welfare-services/

📚Reference:

Leung, G. S. M., Yau, K. C., & Yuen, S. Y. (2019). Validation of the Preschool Anxiety Scale-Traditional Chinese (PAS-TC) in Hong Kong. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 14(2), 359-373. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-018-9596-1

Essau, C. A., Leung, P. W., Conradt, J., Cheng, H., & Wong, T. (2008). Anxiety symptoms in Chinese and German adolescents: Their relationship with early learning experiences, perfectionism, and learning motivation. Depression and Anxiety, 25(9), 801-810. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.20334

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