Research Article
A French Translation of the Revised Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index (Casi-R): Its Factor Structure, Reliability, and Validity in a Nonclinical Sample of Children Aged 12 and 13 Years Old
Authors:
Céline Stassart ,
Health Psychology, Department of Human Systems and Clinical Studies, Faculty of Psychology and Science of Education, University of Liège, BE
Isabelle Hansez,
Valorization of Human Resources, Department of Human Systems and Clinical Studies, Faculty of Psychology and Science of Education, University of Liège, BE
Muriel Delvaux,
Health Psychology, Department of Human Systems and Clinical Studies, Faculty of Psychology and Science of Education, University of Liège, BE
Brigitte Depauw,
Health Psychology, Department of Human Systems and Clinical Studies, Faculty of Psychology and Science of Education, University of Liège, BE
Anne-Marie Etienne
Health Psychology, Department of Human Systems and Clinical Studies, Faculty of Psychology and Science of Education, University of Liège, BE
Abstract
This study (n = 237 Belgian children; mean age = 12.3 years; SD = 0.41) examined the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the French translation of the Revised Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index (CASI-R). We obtained a hierarchical factor structure with four lower-order factors – "fear of cognitive dyscontrol," "fear of publicly observable anxiety reactions," "fear of respiratory symptoms," and "fear of cardiovascular symptoms" – loading on a single higher-order factor ("anxiety sensitivity"). The French translation revealed acceptable internal consistency and a good interitem structure. Anxiety sensitivity was connected with the anxiety and depression scales but the correlation between the CASI-R and the depression score was more modest than that between the CASI-R and the trait anxiety score, indicating that the CASI-R is an anxiety scale. Girls reported more fear of anxious feelings than boys. This revised version allows for a more fine-grained assessment of the anxiety sensitivity concept.
How to Cite:
Stassart, C., Hansez, I., Delvaux, M., Depauw, B. and Etienne, A.-M., 2013. A French Translation of the Revised Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index (Casi-R): Its Factor Structure, Reliability, and Validity in a Nonclinical Sample of Children Aged 12 and 13 Years Old. Psychologica Belgica, 53(1), pp.57–74. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/pb-53-1-57
Published on
01 Mar 2013.
Peer Reviewed
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