2.59 PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES AND FACTOR STRUCTURE OF THE KOREAN VERSION OF SCREEN FOR CHILD ANXIETY RELATED EMOTIONAL DISORDERS (SCARED)

Author(s):  
Jiyoon Shin ◽  
Kyoung Min Kim ◽  
Kyung Hwa Lee ◽  
Soon-Beom Hong ◽  
Seong Hae Kim ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiyoon Shin ◽  
Kyoung Min Kim ◽  
Kyung Hwa Lee ◽  
Soon-Beom Hong ◽  
Jung Lee ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Ogliari ◽  
Simona Scaini ◽  
Michael J. Kofler ◽  
Valentina Lampis ◽  
Annalisa Zanoni ◽  
...  

Reliable and valid self-report questionnaires could be useful as initial screening instruments for social phobia in both clinical settings and general populations. The present study investigates the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children (SPAI-C) in a sample of 228 children from the Italian general population aged 8 to 11. The children were asked to complete the Italian version of the SPAI-C and the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) questionnaire. Confirmatory factor analyses revealed that social phobia can be conceptualized as a unitary construct consisting of five distinct but interrelated symptom clusters named Assertiveness, General Conversation, Physical/Cognitive Symptoms, Avoidance, and Public Performance. Internal consistency of the SPAI-C total scores and two subscales was good; correlations between SPAI-C total scores and SCARED total scores/subscales ranged from moderate to high (Generalized Anxiety Disorder, for social phobia), with the SCARED Social Phobia subscale as the best predictor of SPAI-C total scores. The results indicate that the SPAI-C is a reliable and sensitive instrument suitable for identifying Social Phobia in the young Italian general population.


2021 ◽  
pp. 135910452110565
Author(s):  
Ioanna Giannopoulou ◽  
Evdokia Pasalari ◽  
Paraskevi Bali ◽  
Dimitra Grammatikaki ◽  
Panagiotis Ferentinos

The psychometric properties of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS-47) are established cross-culturally but lacking for the Greek population. The present study examined RCADS internal consistency and validity (structural and concurrent) in Greek adolescents, and tested measurement invariance across sex and age groups. We recruited 619 secondary school students ( n = 321 females), aged 12–18 years ( n = 318, 12–14-year-olds). Besides RCADS, all students completed Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), a subsample ( n = 300) completed Screen for Child Anxiety-Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED), whereas a non-overlapping subsample ( n = 219) completed Depression Self-Rating Scale (DSRS). Structural validity was examined with Confirmatory Factor Analysis and measurement invariance was assessed with Multiple Indicators Multiple Causes (MIMIC) modeling. Convergent and divergent validity were examined using Spearman correlations between RCADS subscales and DSRS, SCARED, and SDQ validators. The six-factor model fitted the data best, validating the originally proposed RCADS structure. Three items displayed differential item functioning for sex, another three for age group, and one item for both, albeit with trivial effect sizes ( d < 0.2). Cronbach’s alpha was .94. Convergent and divergent validity were also established. In conclusion, the RCADS is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing anxiety and depression symptoms in Greek adolescents.


Author(s):  
BORIS BIRMAHER ◽  
DAVID A. BRENT ◽  
LAUREL CHIAPPETTA ◽  
JEFFREY BRIDGE ◽  
SUNEETA MONGA ◽  
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2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 469-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fahimeh Dehghani ◽  
Shole Amiri ◽  
Hossein Molavi ◽  
Hamid Taher Neshat-Doost

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 2254-2270
Author(s):  
Kyoung Min Shin ◽  
Young Ki Chung ◽  
Nam Hee Kim ◽  
Kyoung Ah Kim ◽  
Hyoung Yoon Chang

Trauma-related cognitions play an important role in formation and persistence of posttraumatic stress symptoms. This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Korean version of the Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory (PTCI) in a sample of 227 females who had experienced sexual violence. Data were collected from victims who sought victim support services following sexual violence between 2011 and 2015. The Impact of Event Scale–Revised, Beck Depression Inventory, and Beck Anxiety Inventory were used to measure posttraumatic stress disorder severity, depression, and anxiety, respectively. The three-factor solution of the PTCI (SELF, WORLD, BLAME) was supported; however, it was necessary to remove five items from the original 33-item scale. The 28-item PTCI displays good internal consistency, concurrent validity, and discriminant validity. SELF and WORLD subscales correlated with trauma symptom severity, controlling depression and anxiety. This is the first study to investigate factor structure and psychometric properties of the Korean version of the PTCI with female victims of sexual violence, which demonstrated that 28-item version of PTCI is an acceptable assessment measure of examining trauma-related cognitions.


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