Anxiety disorders have been studied in the United States, but less is known about
their prevalence elsewhere. Accordingly, this study aimed to increase
understanding of the epidemiology of anxiety in the adolescent population of
Trinidad and Tobago. The Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS;
Reynolds & Richmond, 1985) was administered to a sample of 897 adolescents
drawn from Trinidadian secondary schools. Total Anxiety scores and the
proportion of clinically significant scores within this sample provide normative data
for this population. Although differences in anxiety levels across age and ethnic
groups were not detected, girls reported greater anxiety than boys and were more
likely to exhibit clinically significant symptom levels. Factor analytic findings,
internal consistency estimates, and high convergence between anxiety scores and
depressive symptoms support the validity of the RCMAS with this population.