Psychometric Properties of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale: Parent Report in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

被引：31

作者：

Jitlina, Katia ^{[1
]}

Zumbo, Bruno ^{[1
]}

Mirenda, Pat ^{[1
]}

Ford, Laurie ^{[1
]}

Bennett, Teresa ^{[2
]}

Georgiades, Stelios ^{[2
]}

Waddell, Charlotte ^{[3
]}

Smith, Isabel M. ^{[4
]}

Volden, Joanne ^{[5
]}

Duku, Eric ^{[2
]}

Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie ^{[5
]}

Szatmari, Peter ^{[6
]}

Vaillancourt, Tracy ^{[7
]}

Elsabbagh, Mayada ^{[8
]}

机构：

[1] Univ British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

[2] McMaster Univ, Hamilton, ON, Canada

[3] Simon Fraser Univ, Burnaby, BC, Canada

[4] Dalhousie Univ, IWK Hlth Ctr, Halifax, NS, Canada

[5] Univ Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

[6] Univ Toronto, Hosp Sick Children, Ctr Addict & Mental Hlth, Toronto, ON, Canada

[7] Univ Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

[8] McGill Univ, Montreal, PQ, Canada

来源：

JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS | 2017年 / 47卷 / 12期

基金：

加拿大健康研究院;

关键词：

Anxiety; Measurement; Validity; Factor analysis; Parent-report; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS; HIGH-FUNCTIONING CHILDREN; YOUNG-PEOPLE; ADOLESCENTS; SYMPTOMS; YOUTH; PREVALENCE; ASSOCIATION; MULTIMETHOD; DEPRESSION;

D O I：

10.1007/s10803-017-3110-8

中图分类号：

B844 [发展心理学（人类心理学）];

学科分类号：

040202 ;

摘要：

Although anxiety is frequently reported in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), existing anxiety scales are often psychometrically inappropriate for this population. This study examined the internal structure, reliability, convergent and discriminant validity of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale-Parent Report (SCAS-P; Spence 1999) in 238 school-aged children with ASD. While confirmatory factor analysis did not support the original six-correlated-factor structure, structural support as well as acceptable internal consistency and convergent validity was found for Generalized Anxiety, Separation Anxiety, Panic, and Agoraphobia subscales. Use of the SCAS-P in its original form for assessment in children with ASD was not supported. However, four subscales showed viability, and may benefit re-analyses of existing SCAS-P data and future scale adaptations for research and clinical purposes.

引用

页码：3847 / 3856

页数：10