Table of Contents
Instructions:
Check the word that shows how often each of these things happens to your child. There are no right or wrong answers.
| Never | Sometimes | Often | Always | ||
| 1 | My child worries about things | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | My child feels sad or empty | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | When my child has a problem, he/she gets a funny feeling in his/her stomach. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | My child worries when he/she thinks he/she has done poorly at something. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | My child feels afraid of being alone at home. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Nothing is much fun for my child anymore. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | My child feels scared when taking a test. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | My child worries when he/she thinks someone is angry with him/her. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | My child worries about being away from me. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | My child is bothered by bad or silly thoughts or pictures in his/her mind. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | My child has trouble sleeping. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | My child worries about doing badly at schoolwork. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | My child worries that something awful will happen to someone in the family | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | My child suddenly feels as if he/she can’t breathe when there is no reason for this. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | My child has problems with his/her appetite | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | My child has to keep checking that he/she has done things right (like the switch is off, or the door is locked) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Never | Sometimes | Often | Always | ||
| 17 | My child feels scared to sleep on his/her own | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | My child has trouble going to school in the mornings because of feeling nervous or afraid | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | My child has no energy for things | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | My child worries about looking foolish | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | My child is tired a lot | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | My child worries that bad things will happen to him/her | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | My child can’t seem to get bad or silly thoughts out of his/her head | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | When my child has a problem, his/her heart beats really fast | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | My child cannot think clearly | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | My child suddenly starts to tremble or shake when there is no reason for this | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | My child worries that something bad will happen to him/her | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | When my child has a problem, he/she feels shaky | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | My child feels worthless | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 30 | My child worries about making mistakes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | My child has to think of special thoughts (like numbers or words) to stop bad things from happening | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 32 | My child worries what other people think of him/her | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | My child is afraid of being in crowded places (like shopping centers, the movies, buses, busy playgrounds) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | All of a sudden my child will feel really scared for no reason at all | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | My child worries about what is going to happen | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 36 | My child suddenly becomes dizzy or faint when there is no reason for this | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Never | Sometimes | Often | Always | ||
| My child thinks about death | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| My child feels afraid if he/she have to talk in front of the class | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| My child’s heart suddenly starts to beat too quickly for no reason | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| My child feels like he/she doesn’t want to move | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| My child worries that he/she will suddenly get a scared feeling when there is nothing to be afraid of | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| My child has to do some things over and over again (like washing hands, cleaning, or putting things in a certain order) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| My child feels afraid that he/she will make a fool of him/herself in front of people | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| My child has to do some things in just the right way to stop bad things from happening. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| My child worries when in bed at night | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| My child would feel scared if he/she had to stay away from home overnight. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| My child feels restless. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Description
Validity and Reliability
Interpretation
Developer
Number Of Questions
References
Ebesutani, C., Bernstein, A., Nakamura, B. J., Chorpita, B. F., & Weisz, J. R. (2010). A psychometric analysis of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale—Parent Version in a clinical sample. Journal of abnormal child psychology, 38(2), 249-260.
Developer Reference:
Chorpita, B.F. & Spence, S.H. (1998).
Cite this article
mohammad looti (2026). Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale – Parent Version (RCADS-Parent). PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/revised-child-anxiety-and-depression-scale-parent-version-rcads-parent/
mohammad looti. "Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale – Parent Version (RCADS-Parent)." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2 Apr. 2026, https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/revised-child-anxiety-and-depression-scale-parent-version-rcads-parent/.
mohammad looti. "Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale – Parent Version (RCADS-Parent)." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2026. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/revised-child-anxiety-and-depression-scale-parent-version-rcads-parent/.
mohammad looti (2026) 'Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale – Parent Version (RCADS-Parent)', PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Available at: https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/revised-child-anxiety-and-depression-scale-parent-version-rcads-parent/.
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