A French Translation of the Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index (CASI): Factor Structure, Reliability and Validity of This Scale in a Nonclinical Sample of Children

Stassart, Céline; Etienne, Anne-Marie

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A French Translation of the Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index (CASI): Factor Structure, Reliability and Validity of This Scale in a Nonclinical Sample of Children

Stassart, Céline; Etienne, Anne-Marie

2014 • In Psychologica Belgica, 54(2), p. 222-241

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Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index; psychometric properties; factor structure

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[en] Introduction: Anxiety sensitivity (AS) refers to the fear of anxiety-related sensations due to beliefs that these sensations will lead to catastrophic outcomes. AS plays a central role in the etiology and maintenance of anxiety disorders. From a clinical perspective, it therefore seems important to possess a valid scale to assess AS in children. Objective, Method: This study examines the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the French translation of the Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index (CASI) in 353 Belgian children (9 to 13 years). Result: Results show that AS can be adequately measured using the French version of the CASI and conceptualized as a hierarchical factor structure with four lower-order factors – Physical Concerns, Mental Incapacity Concerns, Social Concerns, and Losing Control Concerns – loading on a single higher-order factor, Anxiety Sensitivity. The reliability was acceptable for the total scale. Hierarchical multiple regressions show that the CASI makes a significant contribution in predicting anxiety. conclusion: The data support the relevance of the French CASI in the assessment of AS in nonclinical children.

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Treatment & clinical psychology

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Stassart, Céline ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département Psychologies Cliniques et Systèmes Humains > Psychologie de la santé

Etienne, Anne-Marie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département Psychologies Cliniques et Systèmes Humains > Psychologie de la santé

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English

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A French Translation of the Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index (CASI): Factor Structure, Reliability and Validity of This Scale in a Nonclinical Sample of Children

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2014

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Psychologica Belgica

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0033-2879

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2054-670X

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Academia Press, Gent, Belgium

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54(2)

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222-241

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