title: The factor structure of the Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index in German children.
abstract: The factor structure of the Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index (CASI) was investigated in four nonclinic German samples (N=1244, 225, 230, and 143) with participants aged 8-16-years-old. Factor solutions suggested for different CASI versions were tested using confirmatory factor analysis. The best goodness-of-fit indices were found for the 13-item CASI version with 4 factors (Disease Concerns, Unsteady Concerns, Mental Incapacitation Concerns, and Social Concerns). Testing for factorial invariance of this model with respect to age and gender revealed non-invariant factor loadings between children and adolescents as well as between boys and girls. The theoretical and clinical implications of these findings for anxiety sensitivity in children and adolescents are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Adornetto
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hensdiek
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: In-Albon
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Federer
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology; D002648:Child; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005239:Fear / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D002666:Psychology, Child; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012737:Sex Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology