List of Parent Report Emotion Measures
Available NIH Toolbox® Parent Report Emotion Measures for Children (Ages 8-12)
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Parent Proxy Domains (Ages 8-12) |
Definition | Measure Names | Bank # of Items | Fixed Form (FF) Bank # of Items |
| Negative Affect | ||||
| Anger | Attitudes of hostility and cynicism often associated with experiences of frustration impeding goal-directed behavior. | Anger Parent Rpt CAT Ages 8-12 v3.0 | 10 | |
| Fear | Symptoms of anxiety that reflect autonomic arousal and perceptions of threat. | Fear/Anxiety Parent Rpt CAT Ages 8-12 v3.0 | 10 | |
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Sadness/Depression |
Low levels of positive affect; comprised of symptoms that are primarily affective (poor mood) and cognitive (negative perceptions of self, the world, and the future) indicators of depression. | Sadness/Depression Parent Rpt CAT Ages 8-12 v3.0 | 11 | |
| Psychological Well-Being | ||||
| Positive Affect | Feelings that reflect a level of pleasurable engagement with the environment, such as happiness, joy, excitement, enthusiasm, and contentment. | Positive Affect Parent Rpt CAT Ages 8-12 v3.0 | 18 | |
| Life Satisfaction | One’s cognitive evaluation of life experiences and whether one likes his/her life or not. | General Life Satisfaction Parent Rpt FF Ages 3-12 v3.0 | 5 | |
| Stress & Self-Efficacy | ||||
| Perceived Stress | Perceptions about the nature of events and their relationship to the values and coping resources of an individual. | Perceived Stress Parent Rpt CAT Ages 8-12 v3.0 | 10 | |
| Self-Efficacy | A person’s belief in his/her capacity to manage functioning and have control over meaningful events. | Self-Efficacy Parent Rpt CAT Ages 8-12 v3.0 | 10 | |
| Social Relationships | ||||
| Companionship | Perceptions that one is alone, lonely, or socially isolated from others. | Social Withdrawal Parent Rpt FF Ages 3-12 v3.0 | 4 | |
| Pos. Peer Interact. Parent Rpt FF Ages 3-12 v3.0 | 4 | |||
| Social Distress | The extent to which an individual perceives his/her daily social interactions as negative or distressing. This can include aspects of perceived hostility (e.g., how often people argue with me, yell at me, or criticize me) and perceived insensitivity (e.g., how often people don’t listen when I ask for help, or don’t pay attention to me). | Peer Rejection Parent Rpt FF Ages 3-12 v3.0 | 9 | |
| Positive Social Development | Parent’s evaluation of their children’s empathic behaviors. | Empathic Behaviors Parent Rpt CAT Ages 3-12 v3.0 | 10 | |
CAT = Computer Adaptive Test, FF = Fixed Form, Rpt = Report
Table last updated on 3/23/2023
Available NIH Toolbox® Parent Report Emotion Measures for Children (Ages 3-7)
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Parent Proxy Domains (Ages 3-7) |
Definition | Measure Names | Bank # of Items | Fixed Form (FF) Bank # of Items |
| Negative Affect | ||||
| Anger | Attitudes of hostility and cynicism often associated with experiences of frustration impeding goal-directed behavior. | Anger Parent Rpt CAT Ages 3-7 v3.0 | 9 | |
| Fear | Symptoms of anxiety that reflect autonomic arousal and perceptions of threat. | Fear/Over Anxious Parent Rpt FF Ages 3-7 v3.0 | 6 | |
| Fear/Separation Anxiety Parent Rpt FF Ages 3-7 v3.0 | 7 | |||
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Sadness/Depression |
Low levels of positive affect; comprised of symptoms that are primarily affective (poor mood) and cognitive (negative perceptions of self, the world, and the future) indicators of depression. | Sadness/Depression Parent Rpt CAT Ages 3-7 v3.0 | 7 | |
| Psychological Well-Being | ||||
| Positive Affect | Feelings that reflect a level of pleasurable engagement with the environment, such as happiness, joy, excitement, enthusiasm, and contentment. | Positive Affect Parent Rpt CAT Ages 3-7 v3.0 | 15 | |
| Life Satisfaction | One’s cognitive evaluation of life experiences and whether one likes his/her life or not. | General Life Satisfaction Parent Rpt FF Ages 3-12 v3.0 | 5 | |
| Social Relationships | ||||
| Companionship | Perceptions that one is alone, lonely, or socially isolated from others. | Social Withdrawal Parent Rpt FF Ages 3-12 v3.0 | 4 | |
| Pos. Peer Interact. Parent Rpt FF Ages 3-12 v3.0 | 4 | |||
| Social Distress | The extent to which an individual perceives his/her daily social interactions as negative or distressing. This can include aspects of perceived hostility (e.g., how often people argue with me, yell at me, or criticize me) and perceived insensitivity (e.g., how often people don’t listen when I ask for help, or don’t pay attention to me). | Peer Rejection Parent Rpt FF Ages 3-12 v3.0 | 9 | |
| Positive Social Development | Parent’s evaluation of their children’s empathic behaviors. | Empathic Behaviors Parent Rpt CAT Ages 3-12 v3.0 | 10 | |
CAT = Computer Adaptive Test, FF = Fixed Form, Rpt = Report
Table last updated on 3/23/2023
NIH Toolbox Parent Proxy Emotion Battery
- A set of measures that can be administered within the NIH Toolbox iPad app
- Completed in about 30 minutes
- Parents report for children (ages 3-12)
- Measures of Positive Affect, General Life Satisfaction, Positive Peer Interaction, Social Withdrawal, Peer Rejection, Empathic Behaviors, Self-Efficacy, Fear, Perceived Stress, Sadness, and Anger.
Last updated on 3/29/2023