Psychometric properties of the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale-Second Edition in Peruvian students
The aim of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale-Second Edition (RCMAS-2) among Peruvian students. The sample consisted of 472 participants aged between 7 and 18 years, of whom 250 were female (53%). Likewise, 191 were enrolled fr...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | Universidad de Guadalajara |
| Repositorio: | Redalyc-UDG |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:redalyc.org:79870001004 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=79870001004 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/798/79870001004/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/798/79870001004/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/798/79870001004/79870001004.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/798/79870001004/movil |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Psicología RCMAS anxiety Peruvian students factorial invariance psychometric properties |
| Sumario: | The aim of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale-Second Edition (RCMAS-2) among Peruvian students. The sample consisted of 472 participants aged between 7 and 18 years, of whom 250 were female (53%). Likewise, 191 were enrolled from third to sixth grade of primary school (40.5%), and 281 were registered from first to fifth grade of secondary school (59.5%). The results of the study indicated that the RCMAS-2 scores had adequate levels of reliability for all its dimensions (ordinal alpha > .70). On the other hand, a four-factor structure (Physiological anxiety, Worry/Social anxiety, Defensiveness I, and Defensiveness II) was found to be invariant to gender and schooling level. Also, convergent and discriminant validity evidence was provided. Finally, a moderate difference in Defensiveness II according to the schooling level through the latent mean structure analysis was found. Taking into account the results, it was concluded that the RCMAS-2 scores have evidence of reliability, validity, and equity for its use in Peruvian regular elementary school students. |
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