Psychometric properties of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS) in Mainland Chinese children and adolescents

被引：111

作者：

Zhao, Jinxia ^{[1
,2
]}

Xing, Xiaopei ^{[1
]}

Wang, Meifang ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Shandong Normal Univ, Dept Psychol, Jinan 250014, Peoples R China

[2] Linyi Univ, Dept Educ, Linyi 276005, Peoples R China

来源：

JOURNAL OF ANXIETY DISORDERS | 2012年 / 26卷 / 07期

关键词：

Anxiety; Children; Adolescents; Spence Children's Anxiety Scale; China; EMOTIONAL DISORDERS; SYMPTOMS; SCREEN; RELIABILITY; VALIDITY; PREVALENCE; GENDER; QUESTIONNAIRES; CHILDHOOD; JAPANESE;

D O I：

10.1016/j.janxdis.2012.05.006

中图分类号：

B849 [应用心理学];

学科分类号：

040203 ;

摘要：

This study examined the psychometric properties of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS) in a Mainland Chinese community sample. The 38-item Chinese version of SCAS was administered to 1878 children and adolescents. Multiple group confirmatory factor analyses supported a common 6-factor model of SCAS for children and adolescents, and for boys and girls. The internal consistency and test-retest reliability of SCAS were satisfactory. Convergent and divergent validity of SCAS were supported by significant correlations with a measure of anxiety to a greater extent than with a measure of depression. Adolescents reported higher anxiety levels than children, and girls reported higher anxiety levels than boys. Compared to other studies, anxiety symptoms of Chinese children were found at a moderate level, but anxiety symptoms of Chinese adolescents were found at a high level. Our findings suggest that the SCAS is suitable for assessing anxiety symptoms in Mainland Chinese children and adolescents. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：728 / 736

页数：9

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