Parental Anxiety Assessment Test

Understand general and parenting-specific anxiety in parents of school-age kids in about 8 minutes. Two focused sections and 40 items pinpoint what needs support for more confident parenting.

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Questions: 408 minutes

08:30

October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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Verified by Daniel Hall

Psychologist with 25 years of experience

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How the Scales are Structured

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7/10

General Anxiety (GA)

Measures a person's overall tendency toward anxious feelings in everyday life beyond specifically parental concerns.

Low

Elevated

1 – 6: Low | 7 – 10: Elevated

A score of 7 falls in the Elevated range, suggesting a generally higher level of emotional tension and worry across day-to-day situations.

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5/10

Parental (P)

Measures anxiety specifically related to parenting responsibilities and the parent–child relationship.

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Moderate

High

1 – 3: Low | 4 – 6: Moderate | 7 – 10: High

A score of 5 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a typical, manageable level of parenting-related worries without pronounced anxiety.

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6/10

Overall Anxiety Level (OAL)

This scale measures the parent’s overall level of anxiety related to their child and to life in general.

Low

Moderate

High

1 – 3: Low | 4 – 6: Moderate | 7 – 10: High

A score of 6 indicates a moderate overall anxiety level, suggesting noticeable worries that are present but not at the highest intensity.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Worried school-age parents

44%OF USERS

Moms and dads who feel constant tension about their child’s school, behavior, or safety use it to see whether their worries are within normal limits.

Parents in tough transitions

33%OF USERS

Parents going through changes like starting a new school, moving, divorce, or illness take it to understand how these stresses affect their parenting mindset.

Psychologists and educators

23%OF USERS

Child-focused specialists use it as a quick screening tool to identify parenting-related anxiety and plan further support with the family.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

General Anxiety (GA)

Average

3.7

Normal range

2.1 — 5.2

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Parental (P)

Average

6.7

Normal range

5.5 — 7.9

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Integral Level of Anxiety (ILoA)

Average

4.5

Normal range

2.9 — 6.1

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

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These are 3 of the 40 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

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Method for Diagnosing Parental Anxiety Test

Parental Anxiety Assessment Test - Symptoms and Signs

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This measure is designed to evaluate anxiety-related concerns in caregivers, with attention to both general emotional tension and worries specifically tied to parenting and a child’s schooling. The Parental Anxiety Assessment is intended to support efficient identification of elevated parental anxiety that may warrant further clinical inquiry.

The instrument includes 40 items and typically requires about 8 minutes to complete. Items are commonly interpreted to differentiate broad anxiety symptoms from parenting-focused concerns, supporting use in clinical screening and treatment planning when caregiver distress may affect family functioning. The Parental Anxiety Assessment is attributed to Thomas M. Achenbach.

Author: Thomas M. Achenbach

Literature: Bögels, S. M., & Brechman-Toussaint, M. L. Family issues in child anxiety: attachment, family functioning, parental rearing and beliefs. Clinical Psychology Review. 2006.