School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Harry Pitt Building, Earley Gate, RG6 7BE, UK.
J Anxiety Disord. 2017 Aug;50:87-93. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2017.05.008. Epub 2017 May 31.
This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Social Worries Anxiety Index for Young children (SWAIY), adapted from the Social Worries Questionnaire-Parent version (SWQ-P; Spence, 1995), as a measure of social anxiety in young children. 169 parents of children aged four to eight years from a community sample completed the SWAIY and a standardized measure of anxiety; the SWAIY was completed again two weeks later. Parents deemed the items appropriate and relevant to children of this age. The SWAIY demonstrated excellent (>0.80) internal consistency and a one-factor model. Test-retest reliability was strong (r=0.87) and evidence of convergent validity (r>.50) was found. The study provides initial evidence for the validation of SWAIY as a measure of social anxiety in children aged four to eight years old. This questionnaire is ideal for investigating social anxiety over early childhood and the relationship between early social worries and later anxiety disorders.
本研究旨在调查儿童社交焦虑指数（SWAIY）的心理测量特性，该指数改编自社交焦虑问卷-父母版（SWQ-P；Spence，1995），用于测量幼儿的社交焦虑。169 名来自社区样本的四至八岁儿童的家长完成了 SWAIY 和一项标准化的焦虑测量；两周后再次完成 SWAIY。家长们认为这些项目适合和相关于这个年龄段的孩子。SWAIY 表现出了优秀的（>0.80）内部一致性和单因素模型。重测信度很强（r=0.87），并且发现了收敛效度的证据（r>.50）。这项研究为 SWAIY 作为四至八岁儿童社交焦虑的测量工具提供了初步的证据。该问卷非常适合研究幼儿期的社交焦虑以及早期社交担忧与后期焦虑障碍之间的关系。
