Parent and Teacher Ratings of Temperamental Disposition to Social Anxiety: The BIS 3–6

Behavioral inhibition (BI) discourages children from interacting, predisposing them to isolation, social anxiety, and depression. We have created the Behavioral Inhibition Scale for Children Aged 3 to 6 (BIS 3–6) to detect this trait early. Parents and teachers of 365 preschoolers completed different versions of the BIS 3–6 and provided measures of psychopathology. Both versions are structured into 1 factor that explains over 40% of total...