Factor Structure of the Urdu Version of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale in Pakistan

Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS) is one of the most commonly used self-report questionnaires to measure symptoms of anxiety disorders in adolescents. Despite its common use, studies that examine the psychometric properties of SCAS in Pakistan is lacking. Therefore, the purpose of this stu...

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Published inBehavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 100 - 107
Main Authors Qadir, Farah, Maqsood, Aneela, Us-Sahar, Najam, Bukhtawer, Nadia, Khalid, Amna, Pauli, Regina, Gilvarry, Catherine, Medhin, Girmay, Essau, Cecilia A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Taylor & Francis Inc 01.04.2018
Subjects
Adolescent
Adolescents
Anxiety
Anxiety - diagnosis
Anxiety Disorders
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Children
Confirmatory factor analysis
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Factor Structure
Factor structures
Female
Humans
Male
Males
Men
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Pakistan
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychometrics
Quantitative psychology
Questionnaires
Self report
Sex Factors
Sociocultural factors
Subtypes
Teenagers
Translations
Urdu
Pakistan
anxiety symptoms
cultural sensitive manifestation of anxiety
factorial validation
adolescents
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Summary:Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS) is one of the most commonly used self-report questionnaires to measure symptoms of anxiety disorders in adolescents. Despite its common use, studies that examine the psychometric properties of SCAS in Pakistan is lacking. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Urdu translated version of the SCAS among adolescents in Pakistan. A total of 1277 students (708 boys and 569 girls), aged 13 to17 years, who had been recruited from 13 schools in Rawalpindi, Pakistan participated in the study. The mean overall anxiety score was significantly higher in girls than males on all the SCAS subscales except for obsessive compulsive disorder. The internal consistency of the Urdu SCAS was good. Confirmatory factor analyses supported six separate factor structures. Results of the study are discussed with reference to the sociocultural milieu of Pakistan and culture sensitive conceptualization of anxiety and its subtypes.
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ISSN:0896-4289
1940-4026
DOI:10.1080/08964289.2016.1276427