1. Psychometric Properties of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders in a Rural High School Population.
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Haley, Tammy, Puskar, Kathryn, and Terhorst, Lauren
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ANXIETY disorders , *ANALYSIS of variance , *CHI-squared test , *CLINICAL trials , *STATISTICAL correlation , *FACTOR analysis , *HIGH school students , *RESEARCH methodology , *PROBABILITY theory , *PSYCHOMETRICS , *RESEARCH funding , *RURAL conditions , *RANDOMIZED controlled trials , *RECEIVER operating characteristic curves , *RESEARCH methodology evaluation , *ADOLESCENCE , *DIAGNOSIS ,RESEARCH evaluation - Abstract
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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