Polish Adaptation and Validation of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire for Children (PSWQ-C): Factor Structure, Reliability and Validity

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Roczniki Psychologiczne Pub Date : 2024-07-08 DOI:10.18290/rpsych2024.0007

Elżbieta Talik

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This study presents the Polish version of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire for Children (PSWQ-C). The validation of the PSWQ-C in Poland was conducted through two studies. Study 1 examined the initial factor structure, internal consistency, and construct validity of the PSWQ-C in two samples of school students (N = 819) aged 8–19 years (M = 14.63, SD = 3.09). Study 2 involved 620 participants aged 8–19 years (M = 14.35, SD = 3.42). We conducted Confirmatory Factor Analysis to compare the initial factor structure with different models mentioned in the literature. The results suggest that the scale has good psychometric properties, including good reliability and acceptable validity. The factor structure that showed the best fit to the data consisted of one general worry factor and two method factors representing wording effects. This study is part of a broader discussion on the factor structure of the PSWQ-C. The results suggest that the questionnaire is homogeneous and measures one latent variable, worry, despite a bifactorial model being the best fit for the data. The two sub-factors do not have any psychological meaning (“non-worrying”), but are only an effect related to the positive or negative wording of the scale’s statements.

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宾夕法尼亚州儿童忧虑问卷（PSWQ-C）在波兰的改编和验证：因子结构、可靠性和有效性

本研究介绍了波兰版的宾州儿童烦恼问卷（PSWQ-C）。在波兰，PSWQ-C 的验证工作通过两项研究进行。研究 1 在两个年龄为 8-19 岁的在校学生样本（样本数 = 819）（中位数 = 14.63，标准差 = 3.09）中检验了 PSWQ-C 的初始因子结构、内部一致性和建构效度。研究 2 涉及 620 名 8-19 岁的参与者（中位数 = 14.35，标准差 = 3.42）。我们进行了确认性因子分析，将初始因子结构与文献中提到的不同模型进行比较。结果表明，量表具有良好的心理测量特性，包括良好的信度和可接受的效度。与数据拟合度最高的因子结构包括一个一般担忧因子和两个代表措辞效应的方法因子。本研究是对 PSWQ-C 的因子结构进行更广泛讨论的一部分。研究结果表明，尽管双因子模型最适合数据，但问卷是同质的，测量的是一个潜在变量--担忧。两个子因子不具有任何心理学意义（"非担忧"），而只是与量表语句的积极或消极措辞有关的效应。

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期刊介绍： Roczniki Psychologiczne / Annals of Psychology, the continuation of Annals of Philosophy: Psychology, is an academic journal edited by The Scientific Society of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin [Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL]. It aims to present up-to-date and original empirical results and influential theoretical considerations in various areas of psychology as well as to promote new and creative ideas in research and psychological methods. The Journal accepts contributions of three kinds: 1) original peer reviewed articles on both empirical and conceptual topics, 2) short communications, and 3) polemics, which consist of a focus article followed by peer commentaries and a response by the author of the focus article.