Psychometric evaluation of two new parent-rating scales for measuring anxiety symptoms in young Dutch children
Psychometric evaluation of two new parent-rating scales for measuring anxiety symptoms in young Dutch children
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DOI：
10.1016/j.janxdis.2007.09.008
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发表时间：
2008-08-01
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10.3
通讯作者：
Muris, Peter
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作者：
Broeren, Suzanne;Muris, Peter
目前的研究探讨了学前焦虑量表（PAS）和儿童的情绪恐惧和担忧问卷（CMFWQ）的信度和效度在荷兰社区样本的275名学龄前儿童2-6岁。PAS和CMFWQ项目的可接受性良好。初步探索性因素分析产生了一个有意义的五因素模型的PAS和CMFWQ的三因素模型。PAS量表具有中等至高的信度系数（α在.59和.86之间），而CMFWQ量表显示出良好的内部一致性（α在.88和.95之间）。这两种措施的有效性得到了一些调查结果的支持。首先，PAS和CMFWQ评分基本相关。PAS总量表和CMFWQ恐惧和焦虑问题之间的相关性特别高。第二，PAS和CMFWQ评分也与CBCL情绪反应，焦虑/抑郁和退缩子量表相关。第三，女生在PAS量表上的得分显著高于男生，这与以往的研究结果一致。在PAS上也发现了一些年龄差异，年龄较大的儿童在社交恐惧症和广泛性焦虑症分量表上的得分高于年龄较小的儿童。最后，CMFWQ和PAS评分合理区分CBCL子量表正常、亚临床和临床范围内的儿童评分。PAS和CMFWQ作为学龄前儿童焦虑问题的筛查工具的实用性进行了简要讨论。(c)2007爱思唯尔有限公司保留所有权利。
The current study examined the reliability and validity of the Preschool Anxiety Scale (PAS) and the Children's Moods Fears and Worries Questionnaire (CMFWQ) in a Dutch community sample of 275 preschool children aged 2-6 years. The acceptability of PAS and CMFWQ items was good. Preliminary exploratory factor analyses yielded a meaningful five-factor model for the PAS and a three-factor model for the CMFWQ. PAS scales had moderate to high reliability coefficients (alphas between .59 and .86), whereas CMFWQ scales displayed good internal consistency (alphas between .88 and .95). The validity of both measures was supported by a number of findings. First, PAS and CMFWQ scores were substantially correlated. Particularly high correlations were found between the PAS total scale and CMFWQ fear and anxiety problems. Second, PAS and CMFWQ scores were also correlated with CBCL emotionally reactive, anxious/depressed and withdrawn subscales. Third, girls displayed significantly higher scores on the PAS scales than boys, which is in agreement with previous research. Also some age differences were found on the PAS, with older children scoring higher on the social phobia and generalized anxiety disorder subscales than younger children. Finally, CMFWQ and PAS scores discriminated reasonably between children scoring in the normal, subclinical and clinical range of the CBCL subscales. The utility of the PAS and the CMFWQ as a screening instrument for anxiety problems in preschoolers is briefly discussed. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.