title: Further Psychometric Evaluation of the Child Disgust Scale.
abstract: This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Child Disgust Scale (CDS) among 457 youth (ages 8-17, M = 14.77 ± 1.98 years) initiating residential treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety disorders. Confirmatory factor analysis supported a bifactor model with two distinct factors of Disgust Avoidance and Disgust Affect, in addition to an overall General Disgust factor. Strong internal consistency was observed for the CDS total and factor scores. In addition, CDS scores demonstrated generally modest and positive correlations with child-reported obsessive-compulsive and anxiety symptoms, weaker correlations with parent-reported anxiety and child-rated impairment, and non-significant correlations with parent-rated impairment. Findings suggest that the CDS displays strong psychometric properties and is developmentally appropriate for use in pediatric clinical populations with obsessive-compulsive and anxiety disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA. jnadeau@rogersbh.org.|Rogers Memorial Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA. jnadeau@rogersbh.org.
authors.forename: Joshua M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Nadeau
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.|Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Alessandro S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: De Nadai
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Viar-Paxton
authors.affiliation: Rogers Memorial Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA.|Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Bunmi O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Olatunji
authors.affiliation: Rogers Memorial Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Jacobi
authors.affiliation: Rogers Memorial Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Stephanie C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Eken
authors.affiliation: Rogers Memorial Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kay
authors.affiliation: Rogers Memorial Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Bradley C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Riemann
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.|Rogers Memorial Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA.|Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.|Department of Health Policy and Management, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.|Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.|All Children's Hospital - Johns Hopkins Medicine, St. Petersburg, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Eric A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Storch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D000067289:Behavior Observation Techniques / Q000379:methods; D000067290:Behavior Rating Scale; D002648:Child; D003192:Compulsive Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004644:Emotions; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009770:Obsessive Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012114:Residential Treatment / Q000379:methods; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Child Disgust Scale; Disgust; Factor analysis; Reliability; Validity