Psychometric Properties of the Dutch Child Avoidance Measure.

IF 2.3 3区医学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Child Psychiatry & Human Development Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2023-03-13 DOI:10.1007/s10578-023-01517-w

Ellin Simon, Henriëtta J Bragt-de Jong, Petra Butler, Stephen P H Whiteside

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Abstract

Avoidance is considered a hallmark feature of child anxiety, but convenient measures are scarce. This study examined the psychometric properties of the Child Avoidance Measure (CAM) in a Dutch population, focusing mainly on the child-version. We included children 8 to 13 years old from a community sample (n = 63, longitudinal design) and a sample of high-anxious children (n = 92, cross-sectional design). Regarding the child-version, the internal consistencies were acceptable to good with moderate test-retest reliability. The validity analyses showed encouraging results. High-anxious children had higher avoidance scores than children from a community sample. Regarding the parent-version, both the internal consistency and test-retest validity were excellent. Overall, this study confirmed the sound psychometric properties and usefulness of the CAM. Future studies should focus on the psychometric properties of the Dutch CAM in a clinical sample, assess its ecological validity more extensively, and examine more psychometric features of the parent-version.

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荷兰儿童回避测量法的心理测量特性。

回避被认为是儿童焦虑的一个标志性特征，但方便的测量方法却很少。本研究考察了儿童回避测量（CAM）在荷兰人群中的心理测量特性，主要侧重于儿童版本。研究对象包括来自社区样本（n = 63，纵向设计）和高焦虑儿童样本（n = 92，横向设计）的 8 至 13 岁儿童。在儿童性格特征方面，内部一致性良好，测试-再测信度适中。有效性分析结果令人鼓舞。高焦虑儿童的回避得分高于社区样本中的儿童。家长版的内部一致性和重测效度都很好。总之，本研究证实了 CAM 具有良好的心理测量特性和实用性。今后的研究应重点关注荷兰 CAM 在临床样本中的心理测量特性，更广泛地评估其生态效度，并检查家长版的更多心理测量特征。

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Child Psychiatry & Human Development Multiple-

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0.50

自引率

3.40%

发文量

174

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.