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- Title
The Penn State Worry Questionnaire for Children: Age, Gender and Clinical Invariance.
- Authors
Păsărelu, Costina; Dobrean, Anca; Balazsi, Robert; Predescu, Elena; Şipos, Roxana; Lupu, Viorel; Păsărelu, Costina R
- Abstract
The Penn State Worry Questionnaire for Children (PSWQ-C) is one of the most frequently used instruments to assess worry in children. The current study examines the measurement invariance of the PSWQ-C in a Romanian sample. Participants (n = 759) were recruited from both community and clinical populations. Our findings have replicated the good psychometric properties of the PSWQ-C and of the short PSWQ-C (the original scale with the negative items deleted). Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis has supported measurement invariance (configural, metric, scalar) across gender, age and clinical diagnosis. Convergent validity with other assessment measures has also been established. Finally, the implications of the use of the PSWQ-C in the assessment of anxiety in children and adolescents are discussed.
- Subjects
PSYCHOLOGICAL tests for children; CHILD anxiety testing; CHILD psychology; BEHAVIORAL assessment of children; STRENGTHS &; Difficulties Questionnaire; ANXIETY diagnosis; CHILD behavior; FACTOR analysis; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH evaluation; SEX distribution; TEENAGERS' conduct of life
- Publication
Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 2017, Vol 48, Issue 3, p359
- ISSN
0009-398X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s10578-016-0663-2