Psychometric properties of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale with young adolescents

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 605-625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan H Spence ◽  
Paula M Barrett ◽  
Cynthia M Turner
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Young Adolescents ◽  
Children’S Anxiety ◽  
Spence Children’S Anxiety Scale

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

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.

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.

scholarly journals DSM-IV-defined anxiety disorder symptoms in a middle-childhood-aged group of Malaysian children using the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atefeh Ahmadi ◽  
Mohamed Sharif Mustaffa ◽  
Amirmudin Udin ◽  
AliAkbar Haghdoost
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Childhood Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Dsm Iv ◽  
Children’S Anxiety ◽  
Spence Children’S Anxiety Scale ◽  
Malaysian Students

Introduction Pediatric anxiety disorders are the most common mental health disorders in the middle-childhood age group. The purpose of this study is to assess anxiety disorder symptoms, as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (DSM-IV), in a large community sample of low socioeconomic level rural children and to investigate some of the psychometric properties (internal consistency, construct and convergent validity and items rated as often or always experienced) of the Malay version of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale - Child version (SCAS-C). Method Six hundred children aged 9-11 and 424 of their parents completely answered the child or parent versions of the SCAS. Results Results indicated that the internal reliability of subscales were moderate to adequate. Significant correlations between child and parent reports supported the measure's concurrent validity. Additionally, anxiety levels in this Malaysian sample were lower than among South-African children and higher than among their Western peers. There were both similarities and differences between symptom items reported as often or always experienced by Malaysian students and by children from other cultures. Confirmatory factor analysis provided evidence of the existence of five inter-correlated factors for anxiety disorders based on SCAS-C. Conclusion Although some of the instrument's psychometric properties deviated from those observed in some other countries, it nevertheless appears to be useful for assessing childhood anxiety symptoms in this country.

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