Means, and standard deviations by gender for each SCAS scale
(Muris et al., 2001b)
SCAS |
Total group |
Boys |
Girls |
Total score |
17.4 (13.2) |
13.0 (9.8)a |
21.1 (14.6)b |
Panic and agoraphobia |
2.6 (3.3) |
1.7 (2.3)a |
3.3 (3.8)b |
Generalised anxiety |
4.3 (2.9) |
3.4 (2.4)a |
5.1 (3.0)b |
Separation anxiety |
1.9 (2.2) |
1.4 (1.6)a |
2.4 (2.4)b |
Social phobia |
3.7 (2.8) |
3.0 (2.3)a |
4.3 (2.9)b |
Obsessive–compulsive disorder |
2.6 (2.8) |
2.3 (2.4)a |
2.8 (3.1)a |
Physical-injury fears |
2.3 (2.2) |
1.3 (1.5)a |
3.1 (2.5)b |
a Means in the same row that
do not share the same subscripts differ at P<0.05.
Adapted with permission from: Muris, P., Meesters, C., Rassin, E., Merckelbach, H., & Campbell, J. (2001b).
Thought-action fusion and anxiety disorders symptoms in normal adolescents. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 39(7), 843-852.