The Polish Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale: Preliminary Evidence on Validity and Cross-Cultural Comparison

Objective: To describe the cross-cultural adaptation of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS) for use in Brazil. Methods: Cross-cultural adaptation followed a four-step process, based on specialized literature: 1) investigation of conceptual and item equivalence; 2) translation and back-translation; 3) pretest; and 4) investigation of operational equivalence. All these procedures were carried out for both the child and the parent versions of the SCAS. Results: A final Brazilian version of the instrument, named SCAS-Brasil, was defined and is presented. Conclusion: The SCAS-Brasil instrument seems to be very similar to the original SCAS in terms of conceptual and item equivalence, semantics, and operational equivalence, suggesting that future cross-cultural studies may benefit from this early version. As a result, a new instrument is now available for the assessment of childhood anxiety symptoms in community, clinical, and research settings.

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Cross-cultural adaptation of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale in Malaysia

Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy ◽

10.1590/2237-6089-2014-0038 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 37 (1) ◽

pp. 37-41 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Atefeh Ahmadi ◽

Mohamed Sharif Mustaffa ◽

AliAkbar Haghdoost ◽

Aqeel Khan ◽

Adibah Abdul Latif

Keyword(s):

Cultural Adaptation ◽

Cultural Context ◽

Task Force ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Anxiety Scale ◽

Community Settings ◽

Culturally Adapted ◽

Children’S Anxiety ◽

Spence Children’S Anxiety Scale ◽

Translation And Cultural Adaptation

Introduction: Anxiety among children has increased in recent years. Culturally adapted questionnaires developed to measure the level of anxiety are the best screening instruments for the general population. This study describes the scientific translation and adaptation of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS) into the Malay language.Method: The process of scientific translation of this selfreport instrument followed the guidelines of the Task Force for Translation and Cultural Adaptation of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR).Results: The Malay version and its adaptation for a new cultural context are described.Conclusion: The Malay version achieved the aims of the original version and its conceptual and operational equivalence. It may be used as the first Malay instrument to measure anxiety among children in research and in clinical and community settings.

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A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Death Anxiety: A Brief Note

OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying ◽

10.2190/w644-8645-6685-358v ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 54 (3) ◽

pp. 255-260 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

David Lester ◽

Donald I. Templer ◽

Ahmed Abdel-Khalek

Keyword(s):

Sex Differences ◽

Death Anxiety ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Anxiety Scale ◽

Cultural Comparison ◽

Men And Women ◽

Cross Cultural Comparison ◽

The World ◽

Scale Data

Data are reported from samples of undergraduates around the world who have been administered Templer's Death Anxiety Scale. Data from 24 American samples and from 16 nations were identified. Strong sex differences were found and an association between the scores of men and women.

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Cross-cultural comparison of quality of life in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

Gastroenterology ◽

10.1016/s0016-5085(01)83781-1 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 120 (5) ◽

pp. A759-A759

Author(s):

P ENCK ◽

S KLOSTERHALFEN ◽

M BEHRENS

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Irritable Bowel Syndrome ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Cultural Comparison ◽

Cross Cultural Comparison ◽

Irritable Bowel

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Of Frames and Cultures - A Cross-Cultural Comparison of TV Newscasts

Zeitschrift für Medienpsychologie ◽

10.1026/1617-6383.18.4.160 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 160-173 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Maria Senokozlieva ◽

Oliver Fischer ◽

Gary Bente ◽

Nicole Krämer

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Arab World ◽

Methodological Approach ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Cultural Comparison ◽

Explorative Study ◽

Cross Cultural Comparison ◽

Tv News ◽

The Usa ◽

The Relationship

Abstract. TV news are essentially cultural phenomena. Previous research suggests that the often-overlooked formal and implicit characteristics of newscasts may be systematically related to culture-specific characteristics. Investigating these characteristics by means of a frame-by-frame content analysis is identified as a particularly promising methodological approach. To examine the relationship between culture and selected formal characteristics of newscasts, we present an explorative study that compares material from the USA, the Arab world, and Germany. Results indicate that there are many significant differences, some of which are in line with expectations derived from cultural specifics. Specifically, we argue that the number of persons presented as well as the context in which they are presented can be interpreted as indicators of Individualism/Collectivism. The conclusions underline the validity of the chosen methodological approach, but also demonstrate the need for more comprehensive and theory-driven category schemes.

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