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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
Stassart, Céline; Etienne, Anne-Marie
2014In Psychologica Belgica, 54(2), p. 222-241
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Keywords :
Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index; psychometric properties; factor structure
Abstract :
[en] 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.
Disciplines :
Treatment & clinical psychology
Author, co-author :
Stassart, Céline  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département Psychologies Cliniques et Systèmes Humains > Psychologie de la santé
Etienne, Anne-Marie  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département Psychologies Cliniques et Systèmes Humains > Psychologie de la santé
Language :
English
Title :
A French Translation of the Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index (CASI): Factor Structure, Reliability and Validity of This Scale in a Nonclinical Sample of Children
Publication date :
2014
Journal title :
Psychologica Belgica
ISSN :
0033-2879
eISSN :
2054-670X
Publisher :
Academia Press, Gent, Belgium
Volume :
54(2)
Pages :
222-241
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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