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Title: Comparison of Global and Daily Ratings of Associations between Anxiety and Depressive Behaviors and Impairment in Preschool-Aged Children.
Authors: Alacha, Helena F. (AUTHOR), Isaac, Akira J. (AUTHOR), Gemmell, Natalie (AUTHOR), Dougherty, Lea R. (AUTHOR), Olino, Thomas M. (AUTHOR), Bufferd, Sara J. (AUTHOR)
Source: Child Psychiatry & Human Development. Feb2026, Vol. 57 Issue 1, p89-100. 12p.
Subjects: Anxiety, Mental depression, Questionnaires, Behavioral assessment, Ecological momentary assessments (Clinical psychology), Child mental health services, Preschool children, Human behavior
Abstract: Anxiety and depressive difficulties can emerge during early childhood and cause impairment in functioning. Anxiety and depressive behaviors and impairment are typically assessed with global questionnaires that require recall of children's behavior over an extended period which could reduce the accuracy of parent report of children's behavior and functioning. The current study compared parents' report of children's anxiety and depressive behaviors and impairment when evaluated with global measures versus a daily diary measure. Participants (N = 901 parents of 3-5-year-old children) completed global and daily measures of children's behavior and impairment during enrollment to the study. Global measures were completed at baseline and the 14 daily diary measures were completed consecutively for two weeks. Across most measures, daily associations between parent-reported anxiety and depressive behaviors and impairment were stronger compared to associations with global measures. These results suggest that daily measures may better capture links between young children's typical behavior and functioning compared to global measures. In addition, daily assessment might be more effective for measuring mild to moderate yet still impairing behaviors that may be missed on global reports that require longer periods of recall. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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