Orgilés Mireia, Rodríguez-Menchón Miriam, Fernández-Martínez Iván, Morales Alexandra, Espada José Pedro
Department of Health Psychology, Miguel Hernández University, Spain.
Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2019 Oct;24(4):776-790. doi: 10.1177/1359104519835579. Epub 2019 Mar 18.
Although Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS) is a widely used anxiety measure in many countries around the world, until now, research has barely focused on the usefulness of the parent version (SCAS-P) in young children. This study examines the psychometric properties and the factor structure of the SCAS-P in a Spanish community sample of 181 children aged 6-8 years ( = 6.87, = 0.78). Confirmatory factor analysis showed a good fit of the original six-factor model to the Spanish sample. The internal consistency and the test-retest reliability of the scale were high. Regarding the validity of this measure, higher and significant correlations between the SCAS-P and internalizing problems and lower correlations with externalizing problems were obtained, as found in the original version. Girls seemed to show more anxiety problems than boys, but no significant differences were found. The results suggest that the SCAS-P is an adequate measure to assess anxious symptomatology in young children. The availability of measures with good psychometric properties allows psychologists to assess and carry out a correct and early diagnosis of anxiety disorders in children, making possible an early clinical intervention.
尽管斯彭斯儿童焦虑量表（SCAS）在世界许多国家都是一种广泛使用的焦虑测量工具，但到目前为止，研究几乎没有关注家长版（SCAS-P）在幼儿中的实用性。本研究考察了SCAS-P在西班牙一个由181名6至8岁儿童组成的社区样本中的心理测量特性和因子结构（平均年龄 = 6.87岁，标准差 = 0.78）。验证性因子分析表明，原始的六因子模型与西班牙样本拟合良好。该量表的内部一致性和重测信度都很高。关于该测量工具的效度，与原始版本一样，SCAS-P与内化问题之间存在较高且显著的相关性，与外化问题之间的相关性较低。女孩似乎比男孩表现出更多的焦虑问题，但未发现显著差异。结果表明，SCAS-P是评估幼儿焦虑症状的一种合适测量工具。具有良好心理测量特性的测量工具的可用性使心理学家能够评估并对儿童焦虑症进行正确的早期诊断，从而实现早期临床干预。
