Psychometric Properties of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale: Parent Report in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Psychometric Properties of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale: Parent Report in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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DOI：
10.1007/s10803-017-3110-8
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发表时间：
2017-12-01
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Elsabbagh, Mayada
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作者：
Jitlina, Katia;Zumbo, Bruno;Elsabbagh, Mayada
虽然自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童经常报告焦虑，但现有的焦虑量表通常不适合这一人群。本研究以238名学龄期ASD儿童为研究对象，对Spence儿童焦虑量表-家长报告（SCAS-P; Spence 1999）的内部结构、信度、收敛效度和判别效度进行了检验。虽然验证性因素分析不支持原来的六个相关因素的结构，结构支持以及可接受的内部一致性和收敛效度被发现广泛性焦虑，分离焦虑，恐慌，广场恐怖症分量表。不支持使用原始形式的SCAS-P评估ASD儿童。然而，四个分量表显示出可行性，并可能有利于重新分析现有的SCAS-P数据和未来的规模适应研究和临床目的。
Although anxiety is frequently reported in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), existing anxiety scales are often psychometrically inappropriate for this population. This study examined the internal structure, reliability, convergent and discriminant validity of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale-Parent Report (SCAS-P; Spence 1999) in 238 school-aged children with ASD. While confirmatory factor analysis did not support the original six-correlated-factor structure, structural support as well as acceptable internal consistency and convergent validity was found for Generalized Anxiety, Separation Anxiety, Panic, and Agoraphobia subscales. Use of the SCAS-P in its original form for assessment in children with ASD was not supported. However, four subscales showed viability, and may benefit re-analyses of existing SCAS-P data and future scale adaptations for research and clinical purposes.