SASC;
SAD;
Italian children;
Cultural issues;
FACTORIAL STRUCTURE;
SYMPTOM INVENTORY;
INVARIANCE;
D O I:
10.1080/17405629.2014.915804
中图分类号:
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号:
040202 ;
摘要:
This study is aimed at validating the Separation Anxiety Scale for Children (SASC) in a sample of 802 Italian children aged 8-11. Confirmatory factor analysis replicated the original model. The tool showed adequate reliability and good convergent validity with the Spence Children Anxiety Scale. Results confirmed a decrease of separation Anxiety Disorder (SAD) with age and girls reported higher levels of SAD than boys. Findings suggested that the SASC is a suitable measure to assess SAD in Italian children.