PROBLEM: Evaluate psychometric properties of the 41-item SCARED (Screenfor Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders) when used with a rural community-dwelling sample. METHODS: As part of a randomized controlled trial, SCARED was administered to 193 adolescents in a rural high-school setting. Internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and factor structure were assessed. FINDINGS: Adequate internal consistency (α= 0.93) and test-retest reliability (r= 0.703) were demonstrated. Five factors were identified with a differing composition than previously reported. CONCLUSIONS: The SCARED was found to be a reliable tool in the rural adolescent population. Differences in some factors suggest further research is needed.
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PROBLEM: Evaluate psychometric properties of the 41-item SCARED (Screen for ChildAnxiety Related Emotional Disorders) when used with a rural community-dwelling sample. METHODS: As part of a randomized controlled trial, SCARED was administered to 193 adolescents in a rural high-school setting. Internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and factor structure were assessed. FINDINGS: Adequate internal consistency (α= 0.93) and test-retest reliability (r= 0.703) were demonstrated. Five factors were identified with a differing composition than previously reported. CONCLUSIONS: The SCARED was found to be a reliable tool in the rural adolescent population. Differences in some factors suggest further research is needed.
Authors: Paul Swamidhas Sudhakar Russell; M K C Nair; Sushila Russell; Vinod Shanmukham Subramaniam; Anupama Zeena Sequeira; Suma Nazeema; Babu George Journal: Indian J Pediatr Date: 2013-10-12 Impact factor: 1.967