The French Version of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) in a Nonclinical Sample

This article investigates the psychometric properties of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS). A group of 704 adolescents completed the questionnaires in their classrooms. This study examines potential confirmatory factor analysis factor models of the RCADS as well as the relations...

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Published in:Swiss journal of psychology 2015-07, Vol.74 (3), p.119-127
Main Authors: Bouvard, Martine, Denis, Anne, Roulin, Jean-Luc
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent Psychopathology
Anxiety
Confirmatory Factor Analysis
Convergent Validity
Factor Analysis
Female
Foreign Language Translation
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Human
Humanities and Social Sciences
Major Depression
Male
Psychometrics
Questionnaires
Rating Scales
Test Validity
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Summary:This article investigates the psychometric properties of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS). A group of 704 adolescents completed the questionnaires in their classrooms. This study examines potential confirmatory factor analysis factor models of the RCADS as well as the relationships between the RCADS and the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders-Revised (SCARED-R). A subsample of 595 adolescents also completed an anxiety questionnaire (Fear Survey Schedule for Children-Revised, FSSC-R) and a depression questionnaire (Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, CES-D). Confirmatory factor analysis of the RCADS suggests that the 6-factor model reasonably fits the data. All subscales were positively intercorrelated, with rs varying between .48 (generalized anxiety disorder-major depression disorder) and .65 (generalized anxiety disorder-social phobia/obsessive-compulsive disorder). The RCADS total score and all the RCADS scales were found to have good internal consistency (> .70). The correlations between the RCADS subscales and their SCARED-R counterparts are generally substantial. Convergent validity was found with the FSSC-R and the CES-D. The study included normal adolescents aged 10 to 19. Therefore, the findings cannot be extended to children under 10, nor to a clinical population. Altogether, the French version of the RCADS showed reasonable psychometric properties.
ISSN:1421-0185
1662-0879
DOI:10.1024/1421-0185/a000158