title: Structure of the Italian Fear Survey Schedule for Children (FSSC-IT).
abstract: Psychometric properties of the Italian Fear Survey Schedule for Children (FSSC-IT) were examined in a large community sample of children aged 6 to 10 years. PCA and CFA yielded and confirmed a six correlated factor model, named FSSC-IT54. Internal consistency estimates of the FSSC-IT54 total score and of most of its factors were acceptable. Analyses of variance were carried out considering gender and age sub-groups and confirmed findings in the extant literature. Convergent validity of the FSSC-IT54 scores was supported by its positive correlations with a measure of childhood anxiety, the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale.
authors.affiliation: University of Padua. daniela.diriso@unipd.it
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Di Riso
authors.forename: Daphne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chessa
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Delvecchio
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bobbio
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salcuni
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lis
authors.forename: Thomas H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Ollendick
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005239:Fear / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*