A brief parent version of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS-P-8): Factor structure, reliability, and invariance in Ecuadorian children

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.14349/rlp.2023.v55.25

Mireia Orgilés, Teresa Galán-Luque, Damián Hervás, Angelica Idrobo, Alexandra Morales

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Abstract

Objective: The present study aimed to assess the psychometric properties and factor structure of the parent-reported brief version of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS-P-8) in a sample of Ecuadorian children. Method: The community sample consisted of 281 children from 8 to 12 years of age and their parents. Factor structure of the scale was assessed through confirmatory factor analysis. The psychometric properties and sex and age invariance were calculated. Results: The results showed that the one-factor structure of the SCAS-P-8 provided a good fit for the data, and that the structure was invariant across gender and age, indicating that it is suitable for assessing anxiety symptoms in both boys and girls of different ages with comparable accuracy. Psychometric analysis revealed a total ordinal alpha of .85, and corrected item-total correlations varied from .41 to .61, indicating an acceptable level of homogeneity. Conclusion: The study found that the SCAS-P-8 is a psychometrically reliable tool for measuring anxiety in Ecuadorian children from 8 to 12 years of age, as reported by their parents, and can be used in both research and clinical settings to evaluate anxiety symptoms in community populations in Ecuador. Given its brief and accurate nature, the SCAS-P-8 is considered to be a useful tool for use in both research and clinical settings for evaluating anxiety symptoms in children in this country.

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斯宾塞儿童焦虑量表(SCAS-P-8)的简要家长版:厄瓜多尔儿童的因素结构、可靠性和不变性

目的:本研究旨在评估厄瓜多尔儿童家长报告的Spence儿童焦虑简易量表(SCAS-P-8)的心理测量特征和因素结构。方法:社区样本为281名8 ~ 12岁儿童及其父母。通过验证性因子分析评估量表的因子结构。计算心理测量特性和性别、年龄不变性。结果:结果表明，SCAS-P-8的单因素结构与数据吻合良好，且结构在性别和年龄上是不变的，表明它适用于评估不同年龄的男孩和女孩的焦虑症状，准确度相当。心理测量分析显示，总序数α为0.85，校正后的项目-总相关性从0.41到0.61不等，表明同质性水平可接受。结论:本研究发现，SCAS-P-8是一种心理测量学上可靠的工具，可用于测量厄瓜多尔8至12岁儿童的焦虑，如其父母所报告的，可用于研究和临床环境，以评估厄瓜多尔社区人群的焦虑症状。鉴于其简短和准确的性质，SCAS-P-8被认为是在研究和临床环境中用于评估该国儿童焦虑症状的有用工具。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

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1.10%

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312

审稿时长

2 months

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