Validation and normative data on the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale RCADS-25 in a Swedish national probability sample of children and adolescents aged 4–17 years

IF 2.4 3区医学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research Pub Date : 2024-01-24 DOI:10.1002/mpr.2007

Anders Carlander, Sophie Cassel, Malin J-Son Höök, Oskar Lundgren, Marie Löf

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Abstract

Background

Mental health problems among children and adolescents are a growing public health concern. Self-report questionnaires are pivotal for screening and early detection of mental health issues. We evaluate the psychometric properties and provide norm data of the 25-item child and 25-item parent-report versions of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS).

Methods

A random probability sample of 29,000 children and adolescents (ages 4–17) from the Swedish population registry was invited. Data collection occurred from September 2021 to January 2022, accompanied by one postal and four SMS reminders.

Results

Participants (N = 7045, 48.98% girls) demonstrate that the RCADS-25 possesses relatively sound psychometric properties, albeit that the child-report version assessed with children and adolescents aged 8 to 17 years rendered relatively better psychometric properties (e.g., ω = 0.87–0.92, CFI = 0.89) compared with the parent-report version and the children 4 to 7 years old (e.g., ω = 0.72–0.82, CFI = 0.84).

Conclusion

The RCADS-25 instruments may be used as an effective instrument for the initial assessment of anxiety and depression in children and adolescents in Sweden.

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修订版儿童焦虑和抑郁量表 RCADS-25 在瑞典全国 4-17 岁儿童和青少年概率样本中的验证和标准数据

儿童和青少年的心理健康问题是一个日益严重的公共卫生问题。自我报告问卷是筛查和早期发现心理健康问题的关键。我们对修订版儿童焦虑和抑郁量表（RCADS）的 25 项儿童和 25 项家长报告版本进行了心理计量特性评估，并提供了常模数据。

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International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research 医学-精神病学

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5.20

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6.50%

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>12 weeks

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