NDLI: Development and Preliminary Validation of the Threat Appraisal Questionnaire for Children (TAQ-C)

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Author	Francis, Rosanna Hawes, David J. Abbott, Maree Costa, Daniel S. J.
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	Despite the emphasis on threat appraisal in cognitive models of anxiety, self-report measures of related processes in children and adolescents have been lacking. This paper reports on the development and preliminary psychometric evaluation of a new measure of threat appraisal for children and adolescents – the Threat Appraisal Questionnaire for Children (TAQ-C). Based on current conceptualisations of threat appraisal, the TAQ-C was designed to index the construct across three dimensions: probability, cost, and coping difficulties. Confirmatory Factor Analysis was used to examine this structure in a community sample of n = 312 children (ages 9–15 years, 55% female). Results indicated that the scores on the instrument capture three factors (Probability, Cost and Coping difficulties). Moreover, a model in which the 1st-order factors loaded significantly on a single 2nd order factor of threat in general, was supported. The TAQ-C was found to demonstrate good internal consistency, and acceptable levels of test-retest reliability within a 3–4 week interval, when evaluated with a subsample of n = 51 children. Support for convergent validity was demonstrated, with TAQ-C scores found to correlate strongly with existing measures of child anxiety, and conceptually related cognitive processes. Divergent validity was also evidenced, with low correlations found between TAQ-C scores and the unrelated construct measure of Hyperactivity-Inattention. The TAQ-C, therefore, appears to be a promising measure with a range of potential applications for child and adolescent settings.
Starting Page	322
Ending Page	341
Page Count	20
File Format	PDF
ISSN	08822689
Journal	Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
Volume Number	39
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15733505
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2016-12-12
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Threat appraisal Probability Cost Coping Adolescent Anxiety Clinical Psychology Personality and Social Psychology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Clinical Psychology

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