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dc.contributor.authorLisøy, Carina
dc.contributor.authorNeumer, Simon-Peter
dc.contributor.authorWaaktaar, Trine
dc.contributor.authorIngul, Jo Magne
dc.contributor.authorHolen, Solveig
dc.contributor.authorMartinsen, Kristin Dagmar
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-15T11:26:36Z
dc.date.available2022-08-15T11:26:36Z
dc.date.issued2022-08-10
dc.description.abstractObjectives - Recent initiatives have recommended the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) for use in research and as patient-reported outcome in health care globally. We aimed to investigate, for the first time, whether the psychometric properties of the anxiety and depression youth self-report measures, RCADS-47 and RCADS-25, generalize to a Norwegian setting.<p> <p>Methods - We examined gender and age differences in symptomatology among 592 children (mean age 10.7 years), and conducted a psychometric investigation of the internal reliability, structural validity, measurement invariance and convergent validity of the RCADS-47 and RCADS-25 youth versions.<p> <p>Results - Girls reported higher levels of anxious and depressive symptoms than boys, but no age differences were observed. Reliability coefficients for the RCADS-47 and RCADS-25 scales indicated good internal consistency. Structural validity for RCADS-47 and RCADS-25 was supported by confirmatory factor analyses results. For both measures, strong gender-based measurement invariance was present. Convergent validity of the RCADS-47 and RCADS-25 with other well-established self-report measures for anxiety (Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children) and depression (The Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire) was supported.<p> <p>Conclusion - The RCADS-47 and RCADS-25 youth versions are valid and reliable instruments for measuring symptoms of anxiety and depression in a Norwegian setting. The results add to the evidence supporting RCADS's cross-cultural validity.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLisøy C, Neumer S, Waaktaar T, Ingul JMI, Holen S, Martinsen K. Making high-quality measures available in diverse contexts — The psychometric properties of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale in a Norwegian sample. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research. 2022en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2042586
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/mpr.1935
dc.identifier.issn1049-8931
dc.identifier.issn1557-0657
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/26169
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.journalInternational Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
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dc.rights.holderCopyright 2022 The Author(s)en_US
dc.titleMaking high-quality measures available in diverse contexts — The psychometric properties of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale in a Norwegian sampleen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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