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The factorial structure of the SCARED-R in a Portuguese community sample

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Valadão Dias, Filomena
Campos, Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini
Mendes, Rosário
Leal, Isabel
Marôco, João

Abstract / Description

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.

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child screening tool anxiety-related emotional disorders children anxiety confirmatory factor analysis

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Date of first publication

2017-05-30

Journal title

Psychology, Community & Health

Volume

6

Issue

1

Page numbers

3–15

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PsychOpen GOLD

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publishedVersion

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peerReviewed

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Valadão Dias, F., Campos, J. A. D. B., Mendes, R., Leal, I., & Marôco, J. (2017). The factorial structure of the SCARED-R in a Portuguese community sample. Psychology, Community & Health, 6(1), 3–15. https://doi.org/10.5964/pch.v6i1.183
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Valadão Dias, Filomena
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Campos, Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Mendes, Rosário
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Leal, Isabel
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Marôco, João
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2018-12-06T06:49:16Z
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    2018-12-06T06:49:16Z
  • Date of first publication
    2017-05-30
  • Abstract / Description
    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.
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Valadão Dias, F., Campos, J. A. D. B., Mendes, R., Leal, I., & Marôco, J. (2017). The factorial structure of the SCARED-R in a Portuguese community sample. Psychology, Community & Health, 6(1), 3–15. https://doi.org/10.5964/pch.v6i1.183
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  • ISSN
    2182-438X
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1941
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2307
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/pch.v6i1.183
  • Keyword(s)
    child screening tool
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  • Keyword(s)
    anxiety-related emotional disorders
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  • Keyword(s)
    children
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  • Keyword(s)
    anxiety
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  • Keyword(s)
    confirmatory factor analysis
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    The factorial structure of the SCARED-R in a Portuguese community sample
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  • DRO type
    article
  • Issue
    1
  • Journal title
    Psychology, Community & Health
  • Page numbers
    3–15
  • Volume
    6
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