title: Children's separation anxiety scale (CSAS): psychometric properties.
abstract: This study describes the psychometric properties of the Children's Separation Anxiety Scale (CSAS), which assesses separation anxiety symptoms in childhood. Participants in Study 1 were 1,908 schoolchildren aged between 8 and 11. Exploratory factor analysis identified four factors: worry about separation, distress from separation, opposition to separation, and calm at separation, which explained 46.91% of the variance. In Study 2, 6,016 children aged 8-11 participated. The factor model in Study 1 was validated by confirmatory factor analysis. The internal consistency (α = 0.82) and temporal stability (r = 0.83) of the instrument were good. The convergent and discriminant validity were evaluated by means of correlations with other measures of separation anxiety, childhood anxiety, depression and anger. Sensitivity of the scale was 85% and its specificity, 95%. The results support the reliability and validity of the CSAS.
authors: Department of Personality, Psychological Assessment and Treatment, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
authors: Xavier
authors: X
authors: Méndez
authors: Department of Health Psychology, Miguel Hernández University, Elche, Spain.
authors: José P
authors: JP
authors: Espada
authors: Department of Health Psychology, Miguel Hernández University, Elche, Spain.
authors: Mireia
authors: M
authors: Orgilés
authors: Department of Personality, Psychological Assessment and Treatment (Clinical Psychology), Complutense University, Madrid, Spain.
authors: Luis M
authors: LM
authors: Llavona
authors: Department of Developmental Psychology and Teaching, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
authors: José M
authors: JM
authors: García-Fernández
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001010:Anxiety, Separation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D012372:ROC Curve; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires