Title
Psychometric properties of the revised children’s manifest anxiety scale–second edition in peruvian students
Other title
Propiedades psicométricas de la escala de ansiedad manifiesta en niños revisada, segunda edición, en estudiantes peruanos
Date Issued
01 July 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Delgado F.A.G.
Castellanos-Huerta K.A.
Publisher(s)
Universidad Catolica de Colombia
Abstract
The aim of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale–Second Edition (RCMAS-2) among Peruvian students. The sample consisted of 472 participants aged between 7 and 18 years, of whom 250 were female (53%). Likewise, 191 were enrolled from third to sixth grade of primary school (40.5%), and 281 were registered from first to fifth grade of secondary school (59.5%). The results of the study indicated that the RCMAS-2 scores had adequate levels of reliability for all its dimensions (ordinal alpha > .70). On the other hand, a four-factor structure (Physiological anxiety, Worry/Social anxiety, Defensiveness I, and Defensiveness II) was found to be invariant to gender and schooling level. Also, convergent and discriminant validity evidence was provided. Finally, a moderate difference in Defensiveness II according to the schooling level through the latent mean structure analysis was found. Taking into account the results, it was concluded that the RCMAS-2 scores have evidence of reliability, validity, and equity for its use in Peruvian regular elementary school students.
Start page
35
End page
44
Volume
24
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Pediatría
Psicología (incluye relaciones hombre-máquina)
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85121607317
Source
Acta Colombiana de Psicologia
ISSN of the container
01239155
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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