DEVELOPMENT OF A 30-ITEM VERSION OF THE REVISED CHILD ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE

By B. Sandín, P. Chorot, R. M. Valiente, Bruce F. Chorpita. 2010

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This is to present the factor structure and psychometric properties of a Spanish reduced 30-item version of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS; Chorpita, Yim, Moffi tt, Umemoto y Francis, 2000) applied to a sample of children and adolescents. This abbrevia- ted form (RCADS-30) consists of six 5-item subscales assessing the same anxiety and depression syndromes as the original scale, that is, panic disorder, social phobia, separation anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and major depressive disorder. Data provide support for factorial validity, internal consistency, normative data, and convergent and discriminant validity of the RCADS-30. Psychometric properties and elevated correlations between both scales suggest that the abbreviated form is similar to the Spanish full version. The RCADS-30 is considered an appropriate multidimensional instrument for research as well as clinical settings.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Education, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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