TY - JOUR
T1 - The assessment of anxiety symptoms in preschool-aged children
T2 - The revised preschool anxiety scale
AU - Edwards, Susan L.
AU - Rapee, Ronald M.
AU - Kennedy, Susan J.
AU - Spence, Susan H.
PY - 2010/5
Y1 - 2010/5
N2 - The purpose of this study was to test the validity and factorial structure of a modified version of the Preschool Anxiety Scale (Spence, Rapee, McDonald, & Ingram, 2001). The measure was completed by 764 mothers and 418 fathers of children aged 3 to 5 years. After removing, two items tapping obsessive compulsive symptoms, confirmatory factor analysis showed that a four-factor model (social anxiety, generalized anxiety, separation anxiety, specific fears) all loading on a higher order "anxiety" factor, provided an optimal fit for the data. The total scale and 4 subscales showed strong internal consistency (alphas =.72-.92), 12-month stability y (rs =.60-.75) and maternal/paternal agreement (rs =.60-.75). Scores on the scale also showed expected correlations with a measure of emotional distress, diagnosed anxiety disorders, and behavioral indicators of anxiety.
AB - The purpose of this study was to test the validity and factorial structure of a modified version of the Preschool Anxiety Scale (Spence, Rapee, McDonald, & Ingram, 2001). The measure was completed by 764 mothers and 418 fathers of children aged 3 to 5 years. After removing, two items tapping obsessive compulsive symptoms, confirmatory factor analysis showed that a four-factor model (social anxiety, generalized anxiety, separation anxiety, specific fears) all loading on a higher order "anxiety" factor, provided an optimal fit for the data. The total scale and 4 subscales showed strong internal consistency (alphas =.72-.92), 12-month stability y (rs =.60-.75) and maternal/paternal agreement (rs =.60-.75). Scores on the scale also showed expected correlations with a measure of emotional distress, diagnosed anxiety disorders, and behavioral indicators of anxiety.
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U2 - 10.1080/15374411003691701
DO - 10.1080/15374411003691701
M3 - Article
C2 - 20419580
AN - SCOPUS:77951703622
VL - 39
SP - 400
EP - 409
JO - Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
JF - Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
SN - 1537-4416
IS - 3
ER -