Assessment of worry in children and adolescents: An adaptation of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire
1997; Elsevier BV; Volume: 35; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0005-7967(96)00116-7
ISSN1873-622X
AutoresBruce F. Chorpita, Susan Tracey, Timothy A. Brown, Tracy J. Collica, David H. Barlow,
Tópico(s)Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
ResumoAn adaptation of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire (Meyer, Miller, Metzger & Borkovec, 1990, Behaviour Research and Therapy, 28, 487–495) for use with children and adolescents was evaluated in two studies (Penn State Worry Questionnaire for Children: PSWQ-C). Study 1 involved the examination of factor structure, internal consistency, and convergent and discriminant validity in a school sample (N = 199). The measure was found to be unifactorial and to possess favorable reliability and validity. Study 2 evaluated the PSWQ-C in a clinical sample and found significantly higher scores in children with generalized anxiety disorder (n = 14) than children with other anxiety disorders (n = 10) and normal controls (n = 10). The PSWQ-C also demonstrated good convergent and discriminant validity and excellent reliability in the clinical sample.
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