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We evaluated the cross-sex and -ethnic (Hispanic/Latino, non-Hispanic White) measurement invariance of anxiety symptoms based on the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS) as well as SCAS anxiety symptoms’ correspondence with scores on the 5-item Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional

We evaluated the cross-sex and -ethnic (Hispanic/Latino, non-Hispanic White) measurement invariance of anxiety symptoms based on the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS) as well as SCAS anxiety symptoms’ correspondence with scores on the 5-item Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) and teacher ratings of child anxiety. Based on data corresponding to 702 children (M age = 9.65, SD = 0.70; 51.9 % girls; 55 % Hispanic/Latino), findings showed some sex and ethnic variations in SCAS measured anxiety at the item and scale levels. Moreover, SCAS correspondence to the 5-item SCARED was found across ethnicity and sex. SCAS correspondence to teacher ratings was found for non-Hispanic White boys and non-Hispanic White girls, marginally in Hispanic/Latino boys, and poorly in Hispanic/Latino girls.

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  • Assessment of Anxiety Symptoms in School Children: A Cross-Sex and Ethnic Examination
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2015-02-01
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    • Digital object identifier: 10.1007/s10802-014-9907-4
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      0091-0627
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      1573-2835
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    • This is the authors' final accepted manuscript. The final publication is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10802-014-9907-4

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    Holly, Lindsay E., Little, Michelle, Pina, Armando A., & Caterino, Linda C. (2015). Assessment of Anxiety Symptoms in School Children: A Cross-Sex and Ethnic Examination. JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY, 43(2), 297-309. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10802-014-9907-4

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