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

Background. In order to compare estimates by one assessment scale across various cultures/ethnic groups, an important aspect that needs to be demonstrated is that its construct across these groups is invariant when measured using a similar and simultaneous approach (i.e., demonstrated cross-cultural measurement invariance). One of the methods for evaluating measurement invariance is testing for differential item functioning (DIF), which assesses whether different groups respond differently to particular items. The aim of this study was to evaluate the cross-cultural measurement invariance of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) in societies with different socioeconomic, cultural, and religious backgrounds.Methods. The study was organised by the International Child Mental Health Study Group. Self-reported data were collected from adolescents residing in 11 countries: Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Indonesia, Montenegro, Nigeria, Palestinian Territories, the Philippines, Portugal, Romania and Serbia. The multiple-indicators multiple-causes model was used to test the RCADS items for DIF across the countries.Results. Ten items exhibited DIF considering all cross-country comparisons. Only one or two items were flagged with DIF in the head-to-head comparisons, while there were three to five items flagged with DIF, when one country was compared with the others. Even with all cross-culturally non-invariant items removed from nine language versions tested, the original factor model representing six anxiety and depressive symptoms subscales was not significantly violated.Conclusions. There is clear evidence that relatively small number of the RCADS items is non-invariant, especially when comparing two different cultural/ethnic groups, which indicates on its sound cross-cultural validity and suitability for cross-cultural comparisons in adolescent anxiety and depressive symptoms.

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“…2009), the French version (Bouvard et al . 2015) and the original English as well (de Ross et al . 2002).…”

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Cross-cultural measurement invariance of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale across 11 world-wide societies

Stevanović¹,

Bagheri

Atilola

et al. 2016

Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci

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“…Revised Children Anxiety and Depression Scale (Chorpita et al, 2000; Bouvard et al, 2015 for the French version ) – The Revised Children Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) is a 47-items self-reported questionnaire used to assess DSM-IV anxiety and depression symptoms in children and adolescents from 7 to 18 years old. Children have to rate how often each item applies to them; each item is scored on a three-point Likert scale from 0 “never” to 3 “always.” Separated scores are obtained for SAD, SP, GAD, PD, OCD, and depression.…”

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Examining the Hierarchical Influences of the Big-Five Dimensions and Anxiety Sensitivity on Anxiety Symptoms in Children

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Anxiety sensitivity (AS), namely the fear of anxiety symptoms, has been described as a precursor of sub-threshold anxiety levels. Sexton et al. (2003) posited that increased AS would arise from an elevated neuroticism and that both would act as vulnerability factors for panic disorder (PD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) symptoms. Accordingly, this study aimed to (1) evaluate the applicability of this model to a pediatric population and (2) examine the influences of the other Big-Five personality dimensions on the four lower-order dimensions of AS (cognitive, physical, control, and physical) and on social phobia (SP), separation anxiety disorder (SAD) and depression symptoms. 200 children (104 girls) aged between 8 and 12 years old (mean age = 132.52 months, SD = 14.5) completed the Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index ( Silverman et al., 1991 ), the Big Five Questionnaire for Children ( Barbaranelli et al., 2003 ), and the Revised’s Children Anxiety and Depression Scale ( Chorpita et al., 2000 ). Regression analyses confirmed that AS and neuroticism together significantly predicted the presence of PD, OCD, and GAD symptoms but also SP, SAD, and depression symptoms. Moreover, neuroticism interacted with extraversion, conscientiousness and agreeableness to significantly predict SP, GAD, and depression. Surprisingly, the global AS score was only predicted by agreeableness, while AS dimensions also specifically related to openness. Finally, AS dimensions did not predict the presence of specific anxiety symptoms. To conclude, the predicting model of anxiety symptoms in children sets neuroticism and AS on the same level, with an unexpected influence of agreeableness on AS, raising the importance of other trait-like factors in the definition of such models. Moreover, AS should be considered as a unitary construct when predicting the presence of anxiety symptoms in children. Future interventions must consider these associations to help children detect and recognize the symptoms of their anxiety and help them to interpret them correctly.

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“…Total scores were computed by adding all items together, with scores ranging from 0 to 30 and higher values representing greater levels of depressive symptoms. The RCADS has been shown to be both reliable and valid, including in late adolescent/emerging adult samples (Bouvard, Denis, & Roulin, 2015; Chorpita, Moffitt, & Gray, 2005; de Ross, Gullone, & Chorpita, 2002; Mathyssek et al, 2013). Coefficient alphas ranged from .80 to .87 across T1 through T6.…”

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Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms in Adolescence: The Interplay of Maternal Emotion Regulation Difficulties and Youth ADHD Symptomatology

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Objective: ADHD and depression co-occur at higher than chance levels in adolescence, but moderators of this association are not well understood. Consistent with a developmental–transactional framework, one such moderator may be maternal emotion regulation (ER) difficulties. Using latent growth curve modeling, the current study examined the independent and interactive effects of adolescent ADHD symptoms and maternal ER difficulties on the trajectory of depressive symptoms across adolescence. Method: This study included a community sample of 247 adolescents ( Mage = 13.06 years) assessed annually over a 6-year period. Results: Findings suggested that youth with greater ADHD symptoms whose mothers evidenced more ER difficulties demonstrated steeper increases in depressive symptoms over time relative to their peers with lower ADHD symptoms or whose mothers reported fewer ER difficulties. Conclusion: This work highlights the importance of maternal ER difficulties in predicting the trajectory of depressive symptoms among adolescents with ADHD symptomatology.

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

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Cross-cultural measurement invariance of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale across 11 world-wide societies

Cross-cultural measurement invariance of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale across 11 world-wide societies

Examining the Hierarchical Influences of the Big-Five Dimensions and Anxiety Sensitivity on Anxiety Symptoms in Children

Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms in Adolescence: The Interplay of Maternal Emotion Regulation Difficulties and Youth ADHD Symptomatology

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