The Parent-Version of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS-P) in Chinese and Italian Community Samples: Validation and Cross-Cultural Comparison.
The current study aimed to validate the parent-version of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS-P) among Chinese and Italian community adolescents and to compare adolescents' anxiety symptoms in these two countries. Chinese (N = 456) and Italian (N = 452) adolescents and their parents participated in the study. Results showed that: (1) the six correlated-factor structure was demonstrated and invariant across countries. (2) The reliability of the total scale was good in both samples, whereas reliabilities of subscales were acceptable and moderate in Chinese and Italian samples, respectively. (3) The SCAS-P showed good convergent and divergent validity. (4) Adolescent-parent agreement was from low to medium while mother-father agreement ranged from medium to high. (5) There were cultural and gender differences in levels of parent-report anxiety symptoms. In conclusion, SCAS-P seems to be a promising parent-report instrument to assess Chinese and Italian adolescents' anxiety symptoms.
Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padua, Padua, Italy. ljb_psy@163.com.
Jian-Bin
JB
Li
Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Elisa
E
Delvecchio
Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Daniela
D
Di Riso
School of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.|Cantonese Psychological and Behavioral Research Center of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Yan-Gang
YG
Nie
Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Adriana
A
Lis
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010290:Parents; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Adolescents; Anxiety symptoms; Parent-report scale