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A French Translation of the Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index (CASI): Factor Structure, Reliability and Validity of This Scale in a Nonclinical Sample of Children
| Content Provider | Paperity |
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| Author | Etienne, A. Stassart, C. |
| Abstract | Introduction: Anxiety sensitivity (AS) refers to the fear of anxiety-related sensations due to beliefs that these sensations will lead to catastrophic outcomes. AS plays a central role in the etiology and maintenance of anxiety disorders. From a clinical perspective, it therefore seems important to possess a valid scale to assess AS in children. Objective, Method: This study examines the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the French translation of the Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index (CASI) in 353 Belgian children (9 to 13 years). Result: Results show that AS can be adequately measured using the French version of the CASI and conceptualized as a hierarchical factor structure with four lower-order factors – Physical Concerns, Mental Incapacity Concerns, Social Concerns, and Losing Control Concerns – loading on a single higher-order factor, Anxiety Sensitivity. The reliability was acceptable for the total scale. Hierarchical multiple regressions show that the CASI makes a significant contribution in predicting anxiety. Conclusion: The data support the relevance of the French CASI in the assessment of AS in nonclinical children. |
| Starting Page | 222 |
| Ending Page | 241 |
| File Format | HTM / HTML |
| ISSN | 00332879 |
| DOI | 10.5334/pb.an |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Journal | Psychologica Belgica |
| Volume Number | 54 |
| e-ISSN | 2054670X |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Ubiquity Press |
| Publisher Date | 2014-04-10 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Factor structure Childhood anxiety sensitivity index Children Anxiety sensitivity Psychometric properties |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Psychology |
