Psychometric properties and validity of the screen for child anxiety related emotional disorders: parent version (SCARED-P) in an early childhood sample

Scoberg, Bethan, Hobson, Christopher and van Goozen, Stephanie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5983-4734 2024. Psychometric properties and validity of the screen for child anxiety related emotional disorders: parent version (SCARED-P) in an early childhood sample. Assessment 31 (7) , pp. 1442-1451. 10.1177/10731911231225203

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Abstract

The Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders: Parent Version (SCARED-P) was originally developed for use in middle childhood and adolescence. The present study examined the psychometric properties and validity of the SCARED-P in an early childhood sample (predominantly aged 4–7 years). The 41-item version of the SCARED-P was administered to the parents of 233 children (mean age = 6.31 years, SD = 1.08; females = 34.3%). Confirmatory factor analysis provided mixed support for the original five-factor model of the SCARED-P. The SCARED-P demonstrated good to excellent internal consistency (total α = .94, subscale α = .68–.89), and good construct validity with the Child Behavior Checklist, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, and the Developmental and Well-being Assessment. These findings indicate overall initial support for the SCARED-P’s utility as a measure of anxiety in early childhood, but further psychometric and validation studies are needed in larger community-based samples of young children.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Psychology
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
ISSN:	1073-1911
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	22 December 2023
Date of Acceptance:	18 December 2023
Last Modified:	09 Oct 2024 15:02
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/165038

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