Test Review: The Youth Anxiety Measure for the <i>DSM</i>-5 (YAM-5)

Cankaya, Elif Merve; Cevik, Emel

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“…The original version of YAM-5 has already been translated into several languages revealing acceptable to good psychometric properties across versions (Çankaya & Cevik, 2018;Garcia-Lopez et al, 2017;Ivaki et al, 2021;Maleki et al, 2021;Simon et al, 2017). Based on the proven qualities of this updated instrument and the importance of assessing anxiety symptomatology at early ages, we recognize the importance of disseminating its use among research and clinical contexts with linguistic and cultural differences.…”

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Validation of the Portuguese Version of the Youth Anxiety Measure for DSM-5 (YAM-5-I)

OLIVEIRA¹,

Almeida²,

Barbosa³

et al. 2022

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ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to validate Youth Anxiety Measure for DSM-5 (YAM-5) for Portuguese adolescents. Including 28 items assessing symptoms of the main anxiety disorders described in DSM-5 (APA, 2013), five subscales compose part I of YAM-5 assessed in this validation study: Separation Anxiety, Selective Mutism, Social Anxiety, Panic and Generalized Anxiety Disorders (Muris, Simon, Lipjart, Bos, Hale III, & Schmeitz, 2017c). MethodsAfter a translation and backtranslation process, 277 adolescents (11 - 16 years old; Mage = 13.11; SD = 1.20; 174 female) from public schools completed YAM-5 and other measures of psychopathological symptomatology: The Fear Survey Schedule for Children- Revised (FSSC-R; Ollendick, 1983); The Youth Self-Report (YSR; Achenbach, 1991); and The Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI; Derogatis, 1993). ResultsHigh internal consistency of YAM-5 (Cronbach’s alphas of .92 for the total score, and from .64 to .74 for the subscales, with item-total correlations [ITC] ranging between .42 and .75 in the respective subscales) was confirmed, as well as gender differences with girls scoring significantly higher regarding total score and subscales (except for Selective Mutism subscale). Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) revealed a four-factor model accounting for 58% of the total variance. Convergent validity with other dimensions revealed strong Pearson coefficients for total score and moderate to strong for the subscales (p < .001).ConclusionsOur results provide support for reliability and validity of the Portuguese version of YAM-5 suggesting that this instrument is a valid screening tool for symptoms of anxiety disorders in Portuguese adolescents.

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Validation of the Portuguese Version of the Youth Anxiety Measure for DSM-5 (YAM-5-I)

OLIVEIRA¹,

Almeida²,

Barbosa³

et al. 2022

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The Youth Anxiety Measure for DSM-5 (YAM-5): An Updated Systematic Review of its Psychometric Properties

Fernández-Martínez,

Muris

2024

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

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The Youth Anxiety Measure for DSM-5 (YAM-5) is a self- and parent-report scale specifically developed to assess symptoms of major anxiety disorders (part 1 or YAM-5-I) and specific phobias/agoraphobia (part 2 or YAM-5-II) in children and adolescents in terms of the contemporary psychiatric classification system. Since its introduction, the measure has been increasingly used in research, making it feasible to provide a summary of its psychometric properties. The present article presents a systematic review of 20 studies that employed the YAM-5, involving 5325 young participants. Overall, the results supported the hypothesized factor structure of both parts of the measure, although there were also some studies that could not fully replicate the original five-factor model of YAM-5-I. The internal consistency of the YAM-5 was generally high for the total scores of both parts, while reliability coefficients for the subscales were more variable across studies. Research also obtained evidence for other psychometric properties, such as test–retest reliability, parent–child agreement, convergent/divergent validity, and discriminant validity. Results further revealed that girls tend to show significantly higher anxiety levels on the YAM-5 than boys. Overall, these findings indicate that the YAM-5 is a promising tool for assessing symptoms of anxiety disorders including specific phobias in young people. Some directions for future research with the YAM-5 and recommendations regarding the use of the measure are given.

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Validation of the Portuguese version of the Youth Anxiety Measure for DSM-5 (YAM-5-I)

Oliveira

Almeida

Barbosa

et al. 2023

Journal of Affective Disorders Reports

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Test Review: The Youth Anxiety Measure for the DSM-5 (YAM-5)

Cited by 3 publications

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Validation of the Portuguese Version of the Youth Anxiety Measure for DSM-5 (YAM-5-I)

Validation of the Portuguese Version of the Youth Anxiety Measure for DSM-5 (YAM-5-I)

The Youth Anxiety Measure for DSM-5 (YAM-5): An Updated Systematic Review of its Psychometric Properties

Validation of the Portuguese version of the Youth Anxiety Measure for DSM-5 (YAM-5-I)

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