A validity and reliability study of the Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS) Youth and Parent Forms in the Turkish population.

IF 1 4区医学 Q4 PSYCHIATRY

Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1521/bumc.2025.89.1.27

Gencay Koc, Gulser Senses Dinc, Atilla Halil Elhan

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This study assessed the validity and reliability of the Youth and Parent Forms of the Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS) in the Turkish population. The patient group comprised 298 young patients aged 8 to 18 with any anxiety disorder, while 107 healthy young people formed the control group. Participants completed assessments, including the Screen for Child Anxiety-Related Disorders and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL), alongside the WSAS, while parents also completed the PedsQL and the WSAS. After 2 weeks, 100 individuals from the patient group were reevaluated for test-retest reliability. Results showed satisfactory validity and reliability, supported by statistical analyses, including Rasch analysis and Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The WSAS demonstrated validity across all evaluations and reliable internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha: parent form = .755, youth form = .750), test-retest reliability (correlation coefficients: parent form = 0.934, youth form = 0.937). Overall, the WSAS proved valid and reliable in the Turkish language.

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工作和社会适应量表（WSAS）青年和父母表格在土耳其人口中的效度和信度研究。

本研究评估了青年和父母形式的工作和社会适应量表（WSAS）在土耳其人口中的效度和信度。患者组由298名年龄在8至18岁之间的焦虑症患者组成，而对照组为107名健康的年轻人。参与者完成了评估，包括儿童焦虑相关障碍筛查和儿科生活质量量表（PedsQL），以及WSAS，而父母也完成了PedsQL和WSAS。2周后，对患者组中的100人进行重测信度评估。结果具有良好的效度和信度，统计分析包括Rasch分析和Cronbach's alpha系数。WSAS在所有评价中均表现出效度和可靠的内部一致性（Cronbach's alpha：父母表= .755，青少年表= .750），重测信度（相关系数：父母表= 0.934，青少年表= 0.937）。总的来说，WSAS在土耳其语中被证明是有效和可靠的。

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期刊介绍： The Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic offers a psychodynamic perspective on the application of theory and research in outpatient psychotherapy, attachment theory, developments in cognitive neuroscience and psychopathologies, as well as the integration of different modes of therapy. This widely indexed, peer-reviewed journal has been published since 1936 by the Menninger Clinic. Topical issues focus on critical subjects such as disordered attachments, panic disorder, trauma, and evidence-based interventions.