TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing anxiety sensitivity in inner-city African American children
T2 - Psychometric properties of the childhood anxiety sensitivity index
AU - Lambert, Sharon F.
AU - Cooley, Michele R.
AU - Campbell, Karren D.M.
AU - Benoit, Mike Z.
AU - Stansbury, Rodney
N1 - Funding Information:
This work is supported in part by two National Institute of Mental Health grants: the Mentored Scientist Development (K01) Award (Community Violence: Prevention and Youth’s Mental Health, Grant 1 K01 MH01661–03, PI: M. Cooley-Quille), and the Johns Hopkins Prevention Research Center (Epidemiologic Center for Early Risk Behaviors, Grant 2 P300 MH 38725–11, PI: P. Leaf).
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - This study examined the psychometric properties of the Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index (CASI; Silverman et al., 1991) in a sample of urban African American elementary school children. One hundred forty-four 4th- and 5th-grade children completed the CASI as part of a larger project. In contrast to prior research with community samples, CASI total scores were higher and means did not differ by sex. Internal consistency (α = .82), 2-week test-retest reliability (r = .80), and convergent and divergent validity were good and consistent with prior research. The factor structure of the CASI differed from the structure found with White children. Results of exploratory factor analyses suggest two factors: physical concerns and mental incapacitation concerns. Implications for assessing anxiety and anxiety sensitivity among African American children are discussed.
AB - This study examined the psychometric properties of the Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index (CASI; Silverman et al., 1991) in a sample of urban African American elementary school children. One hundred forty-four 4th- and 5th-grade children completed the CASI as part of a larger project. In contrast to prior research with community samples, CASI total scores were higher and means did not differ by sex. Internal consistency (α = .82), 2-week test-retest reliability (r = .80), and convergent and divergent validity were good and consistent with prior research. The factor structure of the CASI differed from the structure found with White children. Results of exploratory factor analyses suggest two factors: physical concerns and mental incapacitation concerns. Implications for assessing anxiety and anxiety sensitivity among African American children are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1207/s15374424jccp3302_5
DO - 10.1207/s15374424jccp3302_5
M3 - Article
C2 - 15136188
AN - SCOPUS:2442641571
SN - 1537-4416
VL - 33
SP - 248
EP - 259
JO - Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
JF - Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
IS - 2
ER -