Psychometric Properties of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale with Adolescents in Japanese High Schools

Autor/inn/en	Ishikawa, Shin-ichi; Takeno, Yayoi; Sato, Yoko; Kishida, Kohei; Yatagai, Yuto; Spence, Susan H.
Titel	Psychometric Properties of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale with Adolescents in Japanese High Schools
Quelle	In: School Mental Health, 10 (2018) 3, S.275-286 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ishikawa, Shin-ichi)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1866-2625
DOI	10.1007/s12310-017-9242-3
Schlagwörter	At Risk Students; Psychometrics; Anxiety; Anxiety Disorders; Measures (Individuals); Adolescents; Foreign Countries; High School Students; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Community Schools; Elementary School Students; Junior High School Students; Gender Differences; Japan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychometry; Psychometrie; Angst; Messdaten; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Ausland; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Community school; ; Gemeindeschule; Gemeinschaftsschule; Junior High Schools; Sekundarstufe I; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	This study investigated anxiety symptoms of Japanese adolescents in community high schools. Japanese high school students (N = 1500) from diverse types of schools including general, vocational, and part-time schools completed the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS). First, confirmatory factor analysis supported the 6-factor structure with strong goodness-of-fit indices comparable with the original studies as well as those with Japanese elementary and junior high school students. Girls showed more anxiety symptoms, and items related to worry, insects/spiders phobia, checking, and fear of negative evaluations were the most common symptoms, similar to younger youth. Finally, students who attended part-time high school reported higher anxiety symptoms than those in full-time schools. The utility of the SCAS for assessment of anxiety symptoms in high school students and the need for preventive interventions for students at risk for developing anxiety were discussed. (As Provided).
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