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Table 4 Means, standard deviations (mean ± SD) and between sample differences for MABS (3- and 4-year-olds: N = 475; 5- and 6-year-olds: N = 532)

From: A parent-report measure of children’s anxiety: psychometric properties of the Macquarie Anxiety Behavioural Scale (MABS) in a Chinese sample of preschool children

 

3–4 years

5–6 years

t-value

Cohen’s d

GAD

12.63 ± 2.59

13.13 ± 2.45

-3.13**

-0.20

PANIC

6.12 ± 2.51

6.66 ± 2.64

-3.35***

-0.21

SAD

7.18 ± 2.43

7.71 ± 2.53

-3.38***

-0.21

SOC

6.28 ± 2.42

6.66 ± 2.49

-2.47*

-0.16

SPEC

9.68 ± 3.08

10.24 ± 3.00

-2.91**

-0.18

Total

41.89 ± 8.81

44.40 ± 8.92

-4.49***

-0.28

  1. Note: GAD = Generalized anxiety disorder; SAD = Separation anxiety; SOC = Social anxiety; SPEC = Specific phobia
  2. *, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.01; ***, p < 0.001
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BMC Psychology

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