Spanish validation of the spence children's anxiety scale

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 271-281

  Orgilés, Mireia ^a   Méndez, Xavier ^b   Spence, Susan H ^c   Huedo Medina, Tania B ^d   Espada, José P ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Assessment; Children; Spence Children's Anxiety Scale

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; SPAIN; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; SPAIN;

EID: 84859823654     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-011-0265-y     Document Type: Article

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