Development of a Pictorial Semi-Structured Child Anxiety and Coping Interview (CACI): Preliminary Analysis with School Children aged 5–7 years

This school-based study reports on the development and preliminary analysis of the new pictorial semi-structured Child Anxiety and Coping Interview (CACI). Participants included 195 children ( M age = 6.71; SD age = .76) drawn from 29 primary schools located in Western Sydney, Australia. The study used a mixed qualitative and quantitative design. The CACI was used to elicit the children's self-report on their problems, emotions, coping...