Adaptation of the State-Trait Inventory for Cognitive and Somatic Anxiety for Use in Children: A Preliminary Analysis

Anxiety has both state/trait and cognitive/somatic dimensions, and these distinctions may be particularly relevant for children with medical problems. This two-part study adapted the State-Trait Inventory for Cognitive and Somatic Anxiety (STICSA) and confirmed its factor structure in a sample of ch...

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Published in:Journal of pediatric psychology 2016-10, Vol.41 (9), p.1033-1043
Main Authors: Deacy, Amanda D, Gayes, Laurie A, De Lurgio, Stephen, Wallace, Dustin P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Anxiety - diagnosis
Anxiety - psychology
Child
Chronic Disease
Cognition
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Humans
Male
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of Results
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Summary:Anxiety has both state/trait and cognitive/somatic dimensions, and these distinctions may be particularly relevant for children with medical problems. This two-part study adapted the State-Trait Inventory for Cognitive and Somatic Anxiety (STICSA) and confirmed its factor structure in a sample of children in a primary care clinic. STICSA items were adapted for reading level and piloted in a small group of children. Next, 250 children (12.3 ± 2.7 years) completed the adapted version, the STICSA-C. Separate confirmatory factor analyses conducted on the State and Trait forms of the STICSA-C confirmed the two-factor structure of the original measure (i.e., cognitive and somatic anxiety) and suggested an improved parsimonious model. Support was found for use of the STICSA-C as a reasonably good internally consistent measure for assessing cognitive and somatic anxiety in pediatric samples. Further investigation of its reliability and validity with replication in pediatric populations is warranted.
ISSN:0146-8693
1465-735X
DOI:10.1093/jpepsy/jsw030