Factor Structure of Measures of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in African American Youth
Factor Structure of Measures of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in African American Youth
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DOI：
10.1007/s10578-012-0346-6
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发表时间：
2013-08-01
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2.9
通讯作者：
Southam-Gerow, Michael A.
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作者：
Brown, Ruth C.;Yaroslavsky, Ilya;Southam-Gerow, Michael A.
先前的研究表明，与大多数人口样本相比，非裔美国人样本中焦虑测量的因素结构有所不同。然而，这些发现可能是由于分析方法的误用，而不是焦虑的潜在表现的有意义的差异。为了解决这个问题，我们以 229 名非裔美国青年为样本，研究了两种儿童焦虑测量的因素结构：修订版儿童焦虑和抑郁量表和儿童多维焦虑量表。与之前的研究相反，验证性因素分析对两种措施的原始因素结构都产生了良好的拟合。这些结果表明，对于非裔美国人和大多数人口青年来说，这些措施的潜在因素结构可能与之前认为的没有显着不同。讨论了数据分析程序对后续结论和理论的影响并提出了建议。
Previous research has suggested that the factor structure of anxiety measures is different in African American samples compared to majority population samples. However, these findings may be due to misuse of analytic methods rather than meaningful differences in the underlying presentation of anxiety. To address this, we examined the factor structure of two measures of child anxiety: the Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children in a sample of 229 African American youth. Contrary to previous research, confirmatory factor analyses yielded good fit for the original factor structures of both measures. These results suggest that the underlying factor structure of these measures may not be significantly different for African American and majority population youth as previously thought. The effect of data analytic procedures on subsequent conclusions and theory is discussed and recommendations are made.