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- Title
Spanish validation of the Spence Preschool Anxiety Scale.
- Authors
Orgilés, Mireia; Penosa, Patricia; Fernández‐Martínez, Iván; Marzo, Juan C.; Espada, José P.
- Abstract
Abstract: Background: The Preschool Anxiety Scale (PAS) is a 28‐item measure designed to assess anxiety symptoms in preschoolers aged 31 to 83 months. Methods: The present study aims to extend the literature by examining the psychometric properties and factorial structure of the PAS in a Spanish community sample of 274 preschoolers aged 3 to 7 years. Results: Factor analysis confirmed the five‐factor original model after removing eight items, suggesting a shorter 20‐item version for the Spanish preschoolers. The scale demonstrated to have good internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.84). Moderate but significant correlations with a measure of health‐related quality of life supported the convergent validity of the PAS. Conclusions: The Spanish version of the PAS demonstrated to have good psychometric properties, providing these results initial support to its use for assessing a broad range of anxiety symptoms in Spanish‐speaking preschoolers.
- Subjects
SPAIN; CHILD anxiety testing; DIAGNOSIS of anxiety in children; ANXIETY; STATISTICAL correlation; FACTOR analysis; RESEARCH methodology; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; QUALITY of life; RESEARCH evaluation; STUDENTS; RESEARCH methodology evaluation; CHILDREN
- Publication
Child: Care, Health & Development, 2018, Vol 44, Issue 5, p753
- ISSN
0305-1862
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/cch.12593