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Psychometric Properties of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders in a Rural High School Population
Author(s) -
Haley Tammy,
Puskar Kathryn,
Terhorst Lauren
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6171
pISSN - 1073-6077
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2010.00264.x
Subject(s) - internal consistency , anxiety , clinical psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , population , rural community , psychology , rural population , test (biology) , psychiatry , psychometrics , medicine , environmental health , demography , power (physics) , paleontology , physics , quantum mechanics , sociology , biology
PROBLEM: Evaluate psychometric properties of the 41‐item SCARED (Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders) when used with a rural community‐dwelling sample. METHODS: As part of a randomized controlled trial, SCARED was administered to 193 adolescents in a rural high‐school setting. Internal consistency, test–retest reliability, and factor structure were assessed. FINDINGS: Adequate internal consistency (α= 0.93) and test–retest reliability ( r = 0.703) were demonstrated. Five factors were identified with a differing composition than previously reported. CONCLUSIONS: The SCARED was found to be a reliable tool in the rural adolescent population. Differences in some factors suggest further research is needed.