Scale of parent report of truth of statement: Cries a lot, for the parent report, for children ages 3-7, as part of the NIH Toolbox Emotion Sadness Parent Report Short Form

2016-06-28

The NIH Toolbox Sadness Survey: A self report measure for ages 18-85 using a Computerized Adaptive Test (CAT) format is available, as well as a self-report 8-item fixed-length form for ages 8-17; a parent-report measure for ages 8-12 using a CAT format; and a parent-report version for ages 3-7 that is a 7-item fixed length form. In addition, a fixed-length self-report form is available for ages 18-85 and a fixed-length parent-report form is available for ages 8-12, both as supplemental measures. Each survey version assesses negative mood, negative views of the self, and negative social cognition. For the self-report versions, each item administered has a 5-point scale with options ranging from "never" to "always" (adults) or "almost always" (ages 8-17). The parent-report CAT for ages 8-12 utilizes a 3-point scale ranging from "not true" to "true.", and parent-report for ages 3-7 utilizes a 3-point scale ranging from "never or not true" to "often or very true." Higher scores are indicative of more sadness.

Please indicate how often or true the behavior is of your child: Cries a lot.