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标题：The Factorial Structure of the SCARED-R in a Portuguese Community Sample
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作者：Filomena Valadão Dias ; Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini Campos ; Rosário Mendes 等
期刊名称：Psychology, Community & Health
印刷版ISSN：2182-438X
出版年度：2017
卷号：6
期号：1
页码：3-15
出版社：PsychOpen
摘要：Aim: To evaluate the three-, four-, five- and nine-factor structures of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders - revised version (SCARED-R) in a Portuguese sample. We further aimed at assessing the gender and age patterns of anxiety symptoms.Method: The Portuguese version of the SCARED-R was administered to a community sample of 1,314 children, aged 10-13 years. Confirmatory factorial analysis and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) were employed.Results: The five-, four- and three-factor models presented an acceptable fit to the data. An unacceptable fit to the data was obtained for the one-factor model. The refined nine-factor model presented good fit to the data after the removal of items with low factorial weights. Based on theoretical considerations, this nine-factor model was considered the best model for assessing children’s anxiety symptoms. A hierarchical structure with a second-order factor called "General Anxiety" was proposed. Adequate internal consistency and criterion related validity were demonstrated. Effects of gender and age on the anxiety scores were found.Conclusion: The SCARED-R is a reliable tool for screening anxiety symptoms, and can be initially administered to identify children at high risk for specific DSM-IV defined anxiety disorders.
关键词：child screening tool; anxiety-related emotional disorders; children; anxiety; confirmatory factor analysis