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.
Keyword(s)
child screening tool anxiety-related emotional disorders children anxiety confirmatory factor analysisPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2017-05-30
Journal title
Psychology, Community & Health
Volume
6
Issue
1
Page numbers
3–15
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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publishedVersion
Review status
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
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Valadão Dias, Filomena
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Campos, Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Mendes, Rosário
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Leal, Isabel
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Marôco, João
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Date of first publication2017-05-30
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Abstract / DescriptionAim: 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.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationValadão 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.v6i1.183en_US
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ISSN2182-438X
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1941
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2307
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/pch.v6i1.183
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Keyword(s)child screening toolen_US
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Keyword(s)anxiety-related emotional disordersen_US
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Keyword(s)childrenen_US
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Keyword(s)anxietyen_US
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Keyword(s)confirmatory factor analysisen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleThe factorial structure of the SCARED-R in a Portuguese community sampleen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue1
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Journal titlePsychology, Community & Health
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Page numbers3–15
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Volume6
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