ERIC Number: EJ1406131
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
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The Italian Version of the Preschool Anxiety Scale--Revised (PAS-R): Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties
Marcella Caputi; Erika Bazzoli; Barbara Forresi; Silvia Grazioli; Ronald M. Rapee; Simona Scaini
European Journal of Developmental Psychology, v21 n1 p124-137 2024
This study assessed the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Preschool Anxiety Scale--Revised (PAS-R), a parent-reported measure of their preschool child's anxiety symptoms. The participants were mothers of 279 Italian preschoolers (age 2-7 years, M = 4.5 years). According to information criteria derived from a confirmatory factor analysis, the four originally identified factors (generalized anxiety, social anxiety, separation anxiety, specific fears) provided the best fit to the data. Reliability was excellent for the total score and acceptable for the subscales. PAS-R total score showed moderate correlation with internalizing subscales of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and of the Child Behavior Checklist and weak correlation with the externalizing subscale of the SDQ, demonstrating convergent and concurrent validity, respectively. Test-retest reliability of the PAS-R was good after 1 month. The results suggest good psychometric properties of the Italian PAS-R, although its factor structure needs further investigation with different samples.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Anxiety, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Fear, Reliability, Child Behavior, Factor Structure, Mothers, Factor Analysis, Behavior Problems, Validity
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Italy
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Child Behavior Checklist; Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
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