Spanish Validation of the School Anxiety Scale-Teacher Report (SAS-TR).
This study aimed to examine the factorial structure and psychometric properties of the School Anxiety Scale-Teacher Report (SAS-TR) in a community sample of 315 Spanish children aged 5 to 12 years. Thirty-seven teachers from eleven schools completed the SAS-TR and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) for each child. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the original two-factor structure, but a better fit model was obtained after removing four items. The scale was found to have high internal consistency (α = 0.91) and satisfactory test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.87) for the Spanish sample. Convergent validity was supported by positive significant correlations between the SAS-TR and the Emotional Symptoms subscale of the SDQ. Lower correlations between the SAS-TR and the SDQ Conduct Problems subscale supported the divergent validity. Overall, the findings suggest that the Spanish version of the SAS-TR is a reliable and valid instrument for teachers to assess anxiety in Spanish children.
Department of Health Psychology, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Avda. de la Universidad s/n, Elche, 03202, Alicante, Spain. morgiles@umh.es.
Mireia
M
Orgilés
Department of Health Psychology, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Avda. de la Universidad s/n, Elche, 03202, Alicante, Spain.
Iván
I
Fernández-Martínez
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Sara
S
Lera-Miguel
Department of Health Psychology, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Avda. de la Universidad s/n, Elche, 03202, Alicante, Spain.
Juan Carlos
JC
Marzo
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Laura
L
Medrano
Department of Health Psychology, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Avda. de la Universidad s/n, Elche, 03202, Alicante, Spain.
José Pedro
JP
Espada
D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D000070777:School Teachers; D012574:Schools; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Anxiety symptoms; Assessment; Children; School anxiety scale-teacher report; Teacher report