Abstract
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.
Highlights
The SCARED-R is a 66-item self-report questionnaire measuring DSM-defined anxiety disorders in children and adolescents aged 8-13 years (Muris, Merckelbach, Schmidt, et al, 1999). This scale consists of nine subscales: Separation anxiety disorder including School phobia disorder; Generalized anxiety disorder; Social phobia disorder; Panic disorder; Obsessive-compulsive disorder; Traumatic stress disorder; and Specific phobias
The results of our study suggest that the one-factor model is the weakest to describe the structure of the SCARED-R
When the authors carried out the confirmatory factor analysis, they found that the various symptoms cannot be interpreted as reflecting a single, homogeneous dimension of anxiety
Summary
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. The main aim of the current study was to evaluate the three-, four-, five- and nine-factor structures of the Portuguese version of SCARED-R. This study further aimed at investigating gender and age patterns of anxiety symptoms
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