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Separation Anxiety Avoidance Inventory-Child and Parent Version: Psychometric Properties and Clinical Utility in a Clinical and School Sample

Auteurs: Tina In-Albon, Andrea H. Meyer, Silvia Schneider

Gepubliceerd in: Child Psychiatry & Human Development | Uitgave 6/2013

Abstract

The psychometric properties and clinical utility of the Separation Anxiety Avoidance Inventory, child and parent version (SAAI-C/P) were examined in two studies. The aim of the SAAI, a self- and parent-report measure, is to evaluate the avoidance relating to separation anxiety disorder (SAD) situations. In the first study, a school sample of 384 children and their parents (n = 279) participated. In the second study, 102 children with SAD and 35 children with other anxiety disorders (AD) were investigated. In addition, 93 parents of children with SAD, and 35 parents of children with other AD participated. A two-factor structure was confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis. The SAAI-C and SAAI-P demonstrated good internal consistency, test–retest reliability, as well as construct and discriminant validity. Furthermore, the SAAI was sensitive to treatment change. The parent–child agreement was substantial. Overall, these results provide support for the use of the SAAI-C/P version in clinical and research settings.

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Titel: Separation Anxiety Avoidance Inventory-Child and Parent Version: Psychometric Properties and Clinical Utility in a Clinical and School Sample
Auteurs: Tina In-Albon
Andrea H. Meyer
Silvia Schneider
Publicatiedatum: 01-12-2013
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Child Psychiatry & Human Development / Uitgave 6/2013
Print ISSN: 0009-398X
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3327
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-013-0364-z

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