Penn State Worry Questionnaire for Children (PSWQ-C)
Self-report questionnaire with 14 items
Suitable for children (8-12 years)
English questionnaire
License fee: € 0,00 per completion
For whom is the Penn State Worry Questionnaire intended?
This self-report questionnaire is suitable for children from 8 to 12 years old.
What does the PSWQ-C measure?
The Penn State Worry Questionnaire for Children (PSWQ-C) has been developed to measure pathological worry in children. This may for example be part of a generalized anxiety disorder.
What does the PSWQ-C questionnaire consist of?
The 14 items of the PSWQ-C are answered on 4-point Likert scales ranging from 0 = “never true” to 3 = “always true”. All items are subsequently used to compute a total score.
How does the PSWQ-C scoring work?
The psychometric properties of the PSWQ-C have been investigated in two studies (see literature). Reliability and validity of the instrument have been established. Furthermore, the questionnaire has a clear one-factor structure, so there is only a total score and no subscales. The PSWQ-C could differentiate children with and without generalized anxiety disorders.
Percentile norms are available for 8-12 year old boys and girls.
Source of the questionnaire
Chorpita, B. F., Tracey, S. A., Brown, T. A., Collica, T. J., & Barlow, D. H. (1997). Assessment of worry in children and adolescents: An adaptation of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 35(6), 569-581.
Muris, P., Meesters, C., & Gobel, M. (2001). Reliability, validity, and normative data of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire in 8–12-yr-old children. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 32(2), 63-72.
© Chorpita, B.F.
