Youth anxiety screen (SCARED-5)
Different anxieties experienced by young people. Answer the app’s questionnaire and see your result right away.
Source · Birmaher B, Brent DA, Chiappetta L, et al. Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED): a replication study. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1999;38(10):1230–1236. CareOps English translation of its existing Korean questionnaire. Wording, response choices and descriptive score ranges follow the CareOps version and have not been independently validated in English. CareOps retains its existing five-item wording, including the school/workplace adaptation. The original SCARED is intended for children and adolescents; these adaptations do not establish validity for adults.
Understanding your SCARED-5 result
Youth anxiety screen is explored with 5 questions, using the same questionnaire and scoring as the app. Indicate how well each statement has described you during the past three months. The app uses a CareOps translation; it is not presented as a standardized local-language edition.
Reading your results
Read the scored total together with the answer summary. A screening score alone does not establish a diagnosis or explain the cause. The displayed ranges follow the app’s existing scoring and are not population percentiles.
A question to reflect on
Do you tend to feel tense in the morning before school? Explore youth anxiety screen in everyday situations with Maeumi, and consider a practical next step together.
Frequently asked questions
- How many questions are in Youth anxiety screen (SCARED-5), and how long does it take?
- There are 5 questions, and it usually takes about 1 minute. For each question you choose one of 3 answers, from “Not true” to “Often true”. There are no right or wrong answers.
- What does this SCARED-5 check explore?
- Youth anxiety screen is explored with 5 questions, using the same questionnaire and scoring as the app. Indicate how well each statement has described you during the past three months. The app uses a CareOps translation; it is not presented as a standardized local-language edition.
- How should I interpret the score?
- Read the scored total together with the answer summary. A screening score alone does not establish a diagnosis or explain the cause. The displayed ranges follow the app’s existing scoring and are not population percentiles.
- What could I discuss after the check?
- Do you tend to feel tense in the morning before school? Explore youth anxiety screen in everyday situations with Maeumi, and consider a practical next step together.
- Do I need to sign in? Are my answers saved?
- You can see your results right away without signing in. Your answers are used only for scoring and are not stored on our servers.
- Can I bring these results into a counseling session?
- Use the analysis button at the bottom of the result screen to have a short conversation with Maeumi without signing in. After the conversation, you can continue in the app. The web conversation does not transfer automatically to the app.
- Can I send this check to a friend?
- Use Share test at the top of the screen to share the questionnaire link. This link does not contain your answers, result, name or account.
Birmaher B, Brent DA, Chiappetta L, et al. Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED): a replication study. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1999;38(10):1230–1236. CareOps English translation of its existing Korean questionnaire. Wording, response choices and descriptive score ranges follow the CareOps version and have not been independently validated in English. CareOps retains its existing five-item wording, including the school/workplace adaptation. The original SCARED is intended for children and adolescents; these adaptations do not establish validity for adults.