Factor structure of the Urdu version of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale in Pakistan

Farah Qadir, Aneela Maqsood*, Najam us-Sahar, Nadia Bukhtawer, Amna Khalid, Regina Pauli, Catherine Gilvarry, Girmay Medhin, Cecilia A. Essau

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Abstract

Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS) is one of the most commonly used self-report questionnaires to measure symptoms of anxiety disorders in adolescents. Despite its common use, studies that examine the psychometric properties of SCAS in Pakistan is lacking. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Urdu translated version of the SCAS among adolescents in Pakistan. total of 1277 students (708 boys and 569 girls), aged 13 to17 years, who had been recruited from 13 schools in Rawalpindi, Pakistan participated in the study. The mean overall anxiety score was significantly higher in girls than males on all the SCAS subscales except for obsessive compulsive disorder. The internal consistency of the Urdu SCAS was good. Confirmatory factor analyses supported six separate factor structures. Results of the study are discussed with reference to the sociocultural milieu of Pakistan and culture sensitive conceptualization of anxiety and its subtypes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)100-107
Number of pages8
JournalBehavioral Medicine
Volume44
Issue number2
Early online date03 Mar 2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 03 Apr 2018
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This project was funded under Higher Education Commission, Pakistan and British Council’s project “International Strategic Partnerships in Research and Education” for joint research between Fatima Jinnah Women University, Pakistan and Roehampton University, London.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Keywords

  • adolescents
  • anxiety symptoms
  • cultural sensitive manifestation of anxiety
  • factorial validation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Applied Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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