ERIC Number: EJ815576
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
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The Child Anxiety Scale as a Potential Screening Device for Bullying in Young Children
Gillis, John S.; Nadeau, Natalie; Claybourne, Marvin
Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology, v5 p71-76 2005
The 20 item Child Anxiety Scale (CAS) was administered to 343 elementary school children. Unweighted Least Squares extraction with oblique rotation produced 3 correlated primary factors that were interpreted as matching factors C, L and O of the Sixteen Personality Factors questionnaire for adults. Of particular interest was the factor L pattern which has never been identified before with children. Since the items most highly loading on factor L conveyed a sense of being persecuted by other children, scores on this dimension may prove useful in screening for bullying. Higher order factor analysis confirmed the hypothesis of a general anxiety factor. (Contains 1 figure and 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Bullying, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis, Least Squares Statistics, Anxiety, Psychological Patterns, Screening Tests, Psychometrics, Personality Traits, Grade 1, Grade 2, Young Children
University of Newcastle. School of Education, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia. e-mail: ajedp@newcastle.edu.au; Web site: http://www.newcastle.edu.au/group/ajedp
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 1; Grade 2
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Language: English
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