Chorpita Bruce F, Moffitt Catherine E, Gray Jennifer
Department of Psychology, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, 2430 Campus Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
Behav Res Ther. 2005 Mar;43(3):309-22. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2004.02.004.
This study examined the psychometric properties of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) in a clinical sample of 513 youth referred for mental health assessment at a university clinic. Internal consistency and factor analysis provided support for the factorial validity of the RCADS. Convergent and discriminant validity tests against both clinical interview and self-report criteria also suggested favorable properties of the RCADS. In comparative tests with traditional measures of anxiety and depression, the RCADS generally showed greater correspondence to specific diagnostic syndromes. Clinical cutoffs are reported for the purposes of future clinical and research applications.
本研究在一所大学诊所对513名被转介进行心理健康评估的青少年临床样本中，检验了修订版儿童焦虑与抑郁量表（RCADS）的心理测量特性。内部一致性和因素分析为RCADS的结构效度提供了支持。针对临床访谈和自我报告标准的聚合效度和区分效度检验也表明RCADS具有良好的特性。在与传统焦虑和抑郁测量方法的比较测试中，RCADS通常与特定诊断综合征表现出更高的一致性。报告了临床临界值，以供未来临床和研究应用。
