Abstract

CASARI, Leandro Martín et al. Psychometric properties of the Argentinian version of the Revised Children Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS). Psychol. av. discip. [online]. 2021, vol.15, n.1, pp.13-30.  Epub Jan 12, 2022. ISSN 1900-2386.  https://doi.org/10.21500/19002386.5179.

The main objective of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS). Specifically, content validity, construct validity and criterion validity were assessed, in addition to reporting the reliability index. The sample was composed of 284 schoolchildren whose ages ranged from 8 to 12 years. All of them were from the state of Mendoza, Argentina. The following instruments were used: Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Child Depression Questionnaire (CDI), and the Positive Emotions Questionnaire (CIEP). To evaluate content validity, 10 expert judges were summoned, and an acceptable degree of agreement was found regarding the congruence of the items to the evaluated factors. The construct validity was evaluated by comparing alternative models of the RCADS, finding adequate fit indices for a model of five factors and 25 items, as well as an acceptable index of reliability. Finally, significant positive correlations were found between the dimensions of the RCADS with the CDI and significant negative correlations with the factors of the CIEP. The results are discussed based on the previous research, and the weakness of this research are pointed out.

Keywords : Anxiety; Depression; Assessment; Childhood; Psychometrics.

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