Children's Anger Management Scale (CAMS)
| General Information on the Measure | |
|---|---|
| Purpose of the measure |
The Children's Anger Management Scale (CAMS) is designed to understand how children manage anger. |
| Main constructs measured |
Intrapersonal competencies |
| Applicable grade levels |
Elementary school students |
| Publication year for the most recent version |
No information is available in the references reviewed. |
| Year originally developed |
2001 |
| Related measures | |
| Measure Administration | |
| Respondent |
Student |
| Method of administration |
Paper/Pencil |
| Number of items |
12 |
| Item format |
Three-point Likert-type scale |
| Administration time |
No information is available in the references reviewed. |
| Available languages |
English |
| Fee for use | Access may be limited or unavailable |
| Credentials required for administration |
None |
| Scoring | |
| Overall score reporting |
No overall scores are reported. |
| Subscore reporting |
There are three subscores:
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| Scoring procedures |
The measure is self-scored. |
| Interpretive information |
No information is available in the references reviewed. |
| Evidence of Technical Quality | |
| Populations for which technical quality evidence has been collected |
Evidence is based on a sample of children in fourth and fifth grade from a small urban area (N=227). |
| Reliability evidence |
Internal consistency (alpha) ranged from 0.68 to 0.73 for the three subscales. Test-retest reliability ranged from 0.61 to 0.73 for the three subscales (Zeman et al., 2001). |
| Validity evidence |
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| Locating the Measure | |
| Obtaining a copy of the measure | link.springer.com |
| References | |
Zeman, J., Shipman, K., & Penza-Clyve, S. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, Vol. 25, 2001, pp. 187. | |
| Notes | |
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The CAMS, CWMS, and CSMS are sometimes collectively referred to as the Children's Emotion Management Scales (CEMS). | |
Measure summary updated October 3, 2018.