Psychometric Properties of the Children’s Version of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS) in a Spanish Clinical Sample

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduard Forcadell ◽  
Laura Medrano ◽  
Blanca Garcia-Delgar ◽  
Iván Fernández-Martínez ◽  
Mireia Orgilés ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Emotional Disorders ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Good Test ◽  
Children’S Anxiety ◽  
Spence Children’S Anxiety Scale

Abstract The Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS) has demonstrated good psychometric properties in several countries and cultures. Nevertheless, most of the previous studies that explore these properties have combined clinical and community samples. We aimed to validate the Spanish version of the SCAS in a large clinical sample (N = 130) of children and adolescents. The Spanish adaptation of the SCAS showed good internal consistency for the total scale, and good test-retest reliability for all the subscales. Furthermore, its convergent and discriminant validity were supported by significant correlations with other anxiety questionnaires (Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders [SCARED], Youth Self-Report [YSR] subscales for anxiety disorders and internalizing symptomatology), and lower or non-significant correlations with depression symptoms and externalizing symptoms scales respectively. For the first time in a purely clinical sample, the original factor structure of the SCAS based on six correlated factors was confirmed. Future studies need to evaluate whether the factorial structure of the present instrument is the most suitable for use in clinical populations.

Psychometric properties of the Brazilian-Portuguese version of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS): Self- and parent-report versions

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 427-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diogo A. DeSousa ◽  
Anderson S. Pereira ◽  
Circe S. Petersen ◽  
Gisele G. Manfro ◽  
Giovanni A. Salum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Portuguese Version ◽  
Children’S Anxiety ◽  
Spence Children’S Anxiety Scale

scholarly journals ANXIETY DISORDERS AND THE FREQUENCY OF NEGATIVE THOUGHTS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY IN CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT SPECIAL LEARNING DISABILITIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giannouli Vasiliki ◽  
Sarris Dimitrios ◽  
Alexoudi Pagona
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Automatic Thoughts ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Negative Thoughts ◽  
Children’S Anxiety ◽  
Spence Children’S Anxiety Scale

<p>Special Learning Disabilities (SLD) are often accompanied by negative thoughts of self-assessment, deficits in social interactions and psycho-emotional problems as well, which hinder the development and the smooth integration of children diagnosed with SLD into their environment. This research attempts to investigate the association of negative self-assessment thoughts and anxiety disorders with Special Learning Disabilities in a sample of sixty Greek-speaking children in 4th, 5th and 6th grades with and without SLD, including their parents. The tools used for this purpose are the Children’s Automatic Thoughts Scale (CATS), and the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS-CH) self-report questionnaire, which assess anxiety disorders. Parents were asked to answer the corresponding Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale-Parents Edition (SCAS-P) symptom-monitoring questionnaire. According to the results compared to their normal development peers, children with SLD had a higher incidence of negative thoughts, which is more likely to lead to symptoms of anxiety disorders; their parents in fact were able to perceive the severity or frequency of these symptoms in their children. In addition, the frequency of negative thoughts and symptoms related to anxiety disorders seemed to be influenced by the student’s condition (with or without SLD), but not by gender and age. </p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0982/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

Spanish validation of the Parent version of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS-P) in a clinical sample

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 365-381
Author(s):  
Eduard Forcadell ◽  
Blanca Garcia-Delgar ◽  
Laura Medrano ◽  
Carolina García ◽  
Mireia Orgilés ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Spanish Validation ◽  
Convergent And Divergent Validity ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Children’S Anxiety ◽  
Spence Children’S Anxiety Scale ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Parent Version

The child version of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS-C) has demonstrated good psychometric properties, but research has scarcely focused on the parent version of the questionnaire (SCAS-P). We aimed to validate the Spanish version of the SCAS-P in a clinical sample (N= 137) of children and adolescents through their parents’ responses. The Spanish version of the SCAS-P showed good internal consistency for the total scale and for most subscales (Cronbach´s alpha between .49 y .83) and excellent test-retest reliability for all subscales (r between .71 and .91). Furthermore, convergent, and divergent validity were supported by higher correlations with other measures of anxiety (r= .51), and lower correlations with measures of depression (r= .43) and externalizing problems (r= .34). For the first time in an exclusively clinical sample, the original factor structure of the SCAS-P based on six correlated factors was partially confirmed. The validation of the SCAS-P in a clinical sample provides professionals with a tool that better reflects the characteristics of their patients.

Validation of the parent report version of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS-P) for Spanish children

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 776-790 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mireia Orgilés ◽  
Miriam Rodríguez-Menchón ◽  
Iván Fernández-Martínez ◽  
Alexandra Morales ◽  
José Pedro Espada
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Clinical Intervention ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Children’S Anxiety ◽  
Spence Children’S Anxiety Scale ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Although Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS) is a widely used anxiety measure in many countries around the world, until now, research has barely focused on the usefulness of the parent version (SCAS-P) in young children. This study examines the psychometric properties and the factor structure of the SCAS-P in a Spanish community sample of 181 children aged 6–8 years ( M = 6.87, SD = 0.78). Confirmatory factor analysis showed a good fit of the original six-factor model to the Spanish sample. The internal consistency and the test–retest reliability of the scale were high. Regarding the validity of this measure, higher and significant correlations between the SCAS-P and internalizing problems and lower correlations with externalizing problems were obtained, as found in the original version. Girls seemed to show more anxiety problems than boys, but no significant differences were found. The results suggest that the SCAS-P is an adequate measure to assess anxious symptomatology in young children. The availability of measures with good psychometric properties allows psychologists to assess and carry out a correct and early diagnosis of anxiety disorders in children, making possible an early clinical intervention.

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