Fears and Worries at Nighttime in Young Children: Development and Psychometric Validation of a Parent-Report Measure (FAWN-YC)

IF 2.3 3区 医学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY
Amy Shiels, Laura Uhlmann, Lara J. Farrell, Erinn Munro-Lee, Caroline L. Donovan
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This paper outlines the development and psychometric evaluation of the Fears and Worries at Nighttime—Young Children (FAWN-YC) scale; a parent-rated measure for children aged 3–5 years. Based on previous literature, it was hypothesised that the measure would be represented by a six-factor solution, with four clusters of fear types and two behavioural manifestations of fears. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA; N = 436) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA; N = 383), resulted in a final 17 items that loaded onto 3 factors: Nighttime Fear Focus (8 items, α = 0.92), Bedtime/Sleep Avoidance and Interference (5 items, α = 0.90), and Dark Fear (4 items, α = 0.88). Evidence of convergent validity was found through strong associations between the total score and subscales of the FAWN-YC with measures of child anxiety, fear, sleep, externalizing and conduct problems. Furthermore, there was support for divergent validity (through a very weak to no relationship with a measure of prosocial behaviours), and evidence for temporal stability was also established with 2-week test–retest reliability. Overall, the results provide strong preliminary evidence for the reliability and validity of the FAWN-YC total score and subscales. Implications for the use of the measure in research and clinical practice are discussed.

幼儿夜间的恐惧和担忧:家长报告测量法(FAWN-YC)的开发与心理测量验证
本文概述了 "幼儿夜间恐惧和担忧(FAWN-YC)量表 "的开发和心理测量评估;该量表由家长评分,适用于 3-5 岁的儿童。根据以往的文献,我们假设该量表将由一个六因素解决方案来表示,其中包括四组恐惧类型和两种恐惧的行为表现。通过探索性因子分析(EFA;N = 436)和确认性因子分析(CFA;N = 383),最终确定了 17 个项目,分别归入 3 个因子:夜间恐惧焦点(8 个项目,α = 0.92)、就寝时间/睡眠回避和干扰(5 个项目,α = 0.90)以及黑暗恐惧(4 个项目,α = 0.88)。FAWN-YC的总分和分量表与儿童焦虑、恐惧、睡眠、外化和行为问题的测量结果之间有很强的关联,这证明了其收敛有效性。此外,发散有效性也得到了支持(与亲社会行为的测量结果之间的关系非常微弱,甚至没有关系),而且两周测试-再测试的可靠性也证明了时间稳定性。总之,研究结果为 FAWN-YC 总分和分量表的可靠性和有效性提供了有力的初步证据。本文还讨论了在研究和临床实践中使用该测量方法的意义。
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期刊介绍: Child Psychiatry & Human Development is an interdisciplinary international journal serving the groups represented by child and adolescent psychiatry, clinical child/pediatric/family psychology, pediatrics, social science, and human development. The journal publishes research on diagnosis, assessment, treatment, epidemiology, development, advocacy, training, cultural factors, ethics, policy, and professional issues as related to clinical disorders in children, adolescents, and families. The journal publishes peer-reviewed original empirical research in addition to substantive and theoretical reviews.
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