Title |
Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents and School Anxiety Inventory: Psychometric properties in French adolescents
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Published in |
Child Psychiatry & Human Development, June 2018
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DOI | 10.1007/s10578-018-0818-4 |
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Authors |
Beatriz Delgado, José M. García-Fernández, María C. Martínez-Monteagudo, Cándido J. Inglés, Juan C. Marzo, Annette M. La Greca, Mandarine Hugon |
Abstract |
School and social anxiety are common problems and have a significant impact on youths' development. Nevertheless, the questionnaires to assess these anxious symptoms in French adolescents have limitations. The aim of this study is to provide a French version of the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SAS-A) and the School Anxiety Inventory (SAI), analysing their psychometric properties by the factor structure, internal consistency, and convergent validity. The SAS-A and the SAI were collectively administered in a sample of 1011 French adolescents (48.5% boys) ranging in age from 11 to 18 years. Confirmatory factor analyses replicated the previously identified correlated three-factor structure of the SAS-A and the correlated four-factor structure of the SAI. Acceptable internal consistency indexes were found for SAS-A and SAI scores. Correlations supported the convergent validity of the questionnaires' subscales. Overall, results supported the internal consistency and validity of the French versions of the SAS-A and SAI. |
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