Factor structure of the Chinese version of the Screen for Adult Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARRED)

Psychometrics of the Korean Version of the screen for adult anxiety related disorders (SCAARED)

“…This reassignment is justified as the item addresses exposure to social situations and separation from loved ones. This trend was consistent with Spanish and Chinese validation studies, where item 38 loaded highest on Social anxiety [ 20 , 22 ]. Items 9, originally under Somatic/Panic/Agoraphobia, showed the highest loading on Generalized anxiety, possibly due to the inherent overlap between anxiety disorders.…”

“…The internal consistency examined by the Cronbach’s alpha coefficients for the SCAARED total score, Somatic/Panic/Agoraphobia, Generalized anxiety, Separation anxiety, and Social anxiety score were excellent. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficients for the SCAARED total score reported in the validation study of the original, Spanish, Chinese, and Persian version of the SCAARED were 0.97, 0.91, 0.94, and 0.97, respectively, indicating that our result was comparable to these studies [ 15 , 20 – 22 ]. The concurrent validity was shown by a significant correlation with the DASS-21, BAI, and STAI, which was comparable to the validation study of the Spanish version [ 20 ].…”

“…First, our study was based on a relatively small sample size, which might have resulted in an inadequate fit of the CFA, and thus we could not confirm the original factor structure suggested in the original version of the SCAARED [15]. Despite this, the congruence of factor structures observed in cross-cultural validations of the SCAARED [15,[20][21][22] provides provisional support for our findings. Nevertheless, future studies employing larger sample sizes are crucial for more definitive validation of the factor structures of the Korean version of the SCAARED.…”

“…Construct validity of our study was assessed through factor analysis, identifying four factors (Somatic/Panic/ Agoraphobia, General anxiety, Separation anxiety, Social anxiety) in the SCAARED, aligning with the dimensional structure of both the original and other versions of SCAARED [15,[20][21][22], corresponding to the four factors of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) [16]. However, 4 items (9, 18, 19, and 38) were assigned to different factors compared to the original SCAARED.…”

“…The adult version, SCAARED, demonstrated a factor structure similar to that of SCARED, encompassing panic disorder/agoraphobia, generalized anxiety, social anxiety, and separation anxiety [15]. To date, aside from the original version, it has been validated in the Spanish, Persian, and Chinese populations [20][21][22].…”