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Muris, Peter; Gadet, Björn; Moulaert, Véronique; Tierney, Sandy

doi:10.1023/a:1022120832187

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“…The discriminant validity of the SCARED-R was established in a clinical sample (Muris & Steerneman, 2001). The treatment sensitivity of the SCARED-R was established in anxious participants (Muris, Merkelbach, Gadet, Moulaert, & Tierney, 1999; Muris, Merckelbach, Korver, & Meesters, 2000; Muris, Mayer, Bartelds, Tierney, & Bogie, 2001). The psychometric characteristics of the SCARED-R were confirmed in French-speaking children (Bouvard et al, 2013).…”

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The French Version of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) in a Nonclinical Sample

Bouvard

Denis

Roulin

2015

Swiss Journal of Psychology

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This article investigates the psychometric properties of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS). A group of 704 adolescents completed the questionnaires in their classrooms. This study examines potential confirmatory factor analysis factor models of the RCADS as well as the relationships between the RCADS and the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders-Revised (SCARED-R). A subsample of 595 adolescents also completed an anxiety questionnaire (Fear Survey Schedule for Children-Revised, FSSC-R) and a depression questionnaire (Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, CES-D). Confirmatory factor analysis of the RCADS suggests that the 6-factor model reasonably fits the data. All subscales were positively intercorrelated, with rs varying between .48 (generalized anxiety disorder-major depression disorder) and .65 (generalized anxiety disorder-social phobia/obsessive-compulsive disorder). The RCADS total score and all the RCADS scales were found to have good internal consistency (> .70). The correlations between the RCADS subscales and their SCARED-R counterparts are generally substantial. Convergent validity was found with the FSSC-R and the CES-D. The study included normal adolescents aged 10 to 19. Therefore, the findings cannot be extended to children under 10, nor to a clinical population. Altogether, the French version of the RCADS showed reasonable psychometric properties.

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