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Gepubliceerd in: Child Psychiatry & Human Development 3/2016

20-08-2015 | Original Article

The Parent-Version of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS-P) in Chinese and Italian Community Samples: Validation and Cross-Cultural Comparison

Auteurs: Jian-Bin Li, Elisa Delvecchio, Daniela Di Riso, Yan-Gang Nie, Adriana Lis

Gepubliceerd in: Child Psychiatry & Human Development | Uitgave 3/2016

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Abstract

The current study aimed to validate the parent-version of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS-P) among Chinese and Italian community adolescents and to compare adolescents’ anxiety symptoms in these two countries. Chinese (N = 456) and Italian (N = 452) adolescents and their parents participated in the study. Results showed that: (1) the six correlated-factor structure was demonstrated and invariant across countries. (2) The reliability of the total scale was good in both samples, whereas reliabilities of subscales were acceptable and moderate in Chinese and Italian samples, respectively. (3) The SCAS-P showed good convergent and divergent validity. (4) Adolescent–parent agreement was from low to medium while mother–father agreement ranged from medium to high. (5) There were cultural and gender differences in levels of parent-report anxiety symptoms. In conclusion, SCAS-P seems to be a promising parent-report instrument to assess Chinese and Italian adolescents’ anxiety symptoms.
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Metagegevens
Titel
The Parent-Version of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS-P) in Chinese and Italian Community Samples: Validation and Cross-Cultural Comparison
Auteurs
Jian-Bin Li
Elisa Delvecchio
Daniela Di Riso
Yan-Gang Nie
Adriana Lis
Publicatiedatum
20-08-2015
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Child Psychiatry & Human Development / Uitgave 3/2016
Print ISSN: 0009-398X
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3327
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-015-0572-9

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