CORRIGENDUM to “Associations between parental distress and pediatric anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder treatment outcomes”

Abstract

Sperling, J., Boger, K., & Potter, M. (2021). Associations between parental distress and pediatric anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder treatment outcomes. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 26(4), 1102–1110. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591045211028159

The authors were notified about certain syntax errors in the data presented in the manuscript. The correct data are presented below.

On page 1104, under Measures section

Child Anxiety Impact Scale (Langley et al., 2004). The Child Anxiety Impact Scale (CAIS-P & CAIS-C) is a 27-item parent-report measure that consists of school, social, and home/family subscales. The measure is administered at admission and discharge assessments to assess the impact of anxiety on each child's functioning. Respondents choose answers from a 4-point Likert scale, ranging from 0 (“not at all”) to 3 (“very much”). The range of possible scores is 0–81, with higher scores indicating greater interference. The measure's internal consistency is very good (Cronbach’s alpha =.70–.90; Langley et al., 2004).

Authors' explanation for this change: After the article was published, the authors learned that there was one item missing from the parent-report of the CAIS: “Spending the night at a friend's house.” All participants completed measures with the omitted question, so all change scores compared the same number of answered questions. The additional item would have potentially increased the total CAIS score at each time point by a maximum of three points.

On page 1106, under Results section

Change in parental distress over the course of treatment

$\dots$ Changes in parental distress predicted changes in children’s anxiety scores (F(1101)=7.521, p = .007, $R^{2}$ =.069) as well as changes in children’s level of functioning (F(1102)=5.466, p = .021, $R^{2}$ =.051) such that greater reductions in parent-reported distress were associated with greater reductions in parents’ reports of their children’s anxiety symptoms and the degree of functional impairment.

Parental distress at admission and treatment outcomes

$\dots$ Greater parental distress at admission predicted higher levels of children’s anxiety scores at discharge (F(1119)=11.825, p = .001, $R^{2}$ =.090) and poorer functioning levels in children at discharge (F(1115)=5.600, p = .020, $R^{2}$ =.046).

Parental distress at discharge and treatment outcomes

$\dots$ Higher levels of parental distress at discharge were associated with higher levels of child anxiety (F(1114)=28.018, p = .000, $R^{2}$ =.197) and poorer levels of functioning for the child (F(1115)=11.968, p = .001, $R^{2}$ =.094).

Authors confirm the above changes do not affect the overall significance and the findings of the study.