Examined Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS) Lie scores in a
sample of 284 anxious children. Lie scores were examined in relation to chi
ldren's age, ethnicity/race, and gender, and in relation to Total Anxiety s
cores. The utility of Lie scores also was examined in terms of whether they
were predictive of children's anxiety levels as rated by children themselv
es, parents, and clinicians. Between-group differences in children's Lie sc
ores were examined as well. Results indicated that younger children had sig
nificantly higher Lie scores than older children, and Hispanic American chi
ldren had significantly higher Lie scores than European American children.
There were no significant gender differences in Lie scores, and no signific
ant relation was found between RCMAS Lie scores and Total Anxiety scores fo
r the total sample. Subgroup analyses indicated that Lie scores were predic
tive of children's anxiety levels. Results also indicated that Lie scores w
ere significantly different between children who presented with anxiety dis
orders and children who presented with anxiety and externalizing disorders.
Findings are discussed in terms of the usefulness of RCMAS Lie scores. (C)
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