Which instrument includes a scale specifically for anxiety in children and has multiple forms including a revised version?

• A. Beck Anxiety Inventory for Children
• B. Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale
• C. Spence Children's Anxiety Scale
• D. Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children

Answer: (B)

The key idea is an assessment tool that is designed specifically to measure anxiety in children and has a revised form to improve accuracy. The Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale fits this exactly: it was created to capture overt anxiety symptoms in kids and adolescents, and it exists in a revised version that updates items and strengthens reliability and validity. The scale has multiple forms used in different contexts or age ranges, which is what the question emphasizes. While other scales listed are also about pediatric anxiety, they are either multidimensional (looking at several types of anxiety) or don’t have the well-established revised edition with multiple forms as a defining feature. So the Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale is the best match.