Distress
| Measure |
Authors |
Topic |
Type |
Administration |
Potential Age Range |
| The Early Years Behaviour Checklist
|
Barnes and Richman (2003)
|
Emotional and behavioural adjustment |
22-item practitioner rating scale
|
Individual |
2-5 years |
| The Loneliness and Social Dissatisfaction Scale |
Cassidy and Asher (1992) |
Loneliness and social dissatisfaction |
24-item |
Younger children: individual. Older children: individual or groups. |
5-12 years |
| The Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders - Revised |
Muris et al (1999) |
Anxiety (panic disorder, generalised anxiety, separation anxiety, social phobia, school phobia, OCD, and PTSD) |
69-item parallel parent and child |
Children: individual or groups. |
6-19 years |
| The Depression Self-Rating Scale for Children |
Birleson (1981) |
Depression (low mood, negative thinking and reduced activity) |
18-item |
Individual or group |
8 -14 years |
| The Children’s Revised Impact of Events Scale |
The Children and War Foundation (1998). Adapted from Horowitz et al. (1979) by Yule and Udwin (1991) |
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) |
13-item |
Individual |
8-18 years |
| The Children’s Automatic Thoughts Scale |
Schniering and Rapee (2002) |
Automatic thoughts (negative self-statements or cognitions) |
40-item |
Individual |
7-16 years |
