TY - JOUR
T1 - The Italian version of the Preschool Anxiety Scale-Revised (PAS-R)
T2 - factor structure and psychometric properties
AU - Caputi, Marcella
AU - Bazzoli, Erika
AU - Forresi, Barbara
AU - Grazioli, Silvia
AU - Rapee, Ronald M.
AU - Scaini, Simona
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - This study assessed the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Preschool Anxiety Scale-Revised (PAS-R), a parent-reported measure of their preschool child’s anxiety symptoms. The participants were mothers of 279 Italian preschoolers (age 2–7 years, M = 4.5 years). According to information criteria derived from a confirmatory factor analysis, the four originally identified factors (generalized anxiety, social anxiety, separation anxiety, specific fears) provided the best fit to the data. Reliability was excellent for the total score and acceptable for the subscales. PAS-R total score showed moderate correlation with internalizing subscales of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and of the Child Behavior Checklist and weak correlation with the externalizing subscale of the SDQ, demonstrating convergent and concurrent validity, respectively. Test–retest reliability of the PAS-R was good after 1 month. The results suggest good psychometric properties of the Italian PAS-R, although its factor structure needs further investigation with different samples.
AB - This study assessed the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Preschool Anxiety Scale-Revised (PAS-R), a parent-reported measure of their preschool child’s anxiety symptoms. The participants were mothers of 279 Italian preschoolers (age 2–7 years, M = 4.5 years). According to information criteria derived from a confirmatory factor analysis, the four originally identified factors (generalized anxiety, social anxiety, separation anxiety, specific fears) provided the best fit to the data. Reliability was excellent for the total score and acceptable for the subscales. PAS-R total score showed moderate correlation with internalizing subscales of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and of the Child Behavior Checklist and weak correlation with the externalizing subscale of the SDQ, demonstrating convergent and concurrent validity, respectively. Test–retest reliability of the PAS-R was good after 1 month. The results suggest good psychometric properties of the Italian PAS-R, although its factor structure needs further investigation with different samples.
KW - anxiety
KW - assessment
KW - children
KW - preschool
KW - psychometric properties
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U2 - 10.1080/17405629.2023.2250120
DO - 10.1080/17405629.2023.2250120
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85168683509
SN - 1740-5629
VL - 21
SP - 124
EP - 137
JO - European Journal of Developmental Psychology
JF - European Journal of Developmental Psychology
IS - 1
ER -