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Cross-cultural adaptation of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale in Malaysia

Anxiety among children has increased in recent years. Culturally adapted questionnaires developed to measure the level of anxiety are the best screening instruments for the general population. This study describes the scientific translation and adaptation of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS...

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Main Authors:	Ahmadi, Atefeh, Mustaffa, Mohamed Sharif, Haghdoost, AliAkbar, Khan, Aqeel, Abdul Latif, Adibah
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Published:	Sociedade de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul 2015
Subjects:	LC Special aspects of education
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/58189/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2237-6089-2014-0038
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spelling	my.utm.581892021-08-22T02:45:18Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/58189/ Cross-cultural adaptation of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale in Malaysia Ahmadi, Atefeh Mustaffa, Mohamed Sharif Haghdoost, AliAkbar Khan, Aqeel Abdul Latif, Adibah LC Special aspects of education Anxiety among children has increased in recent years. Culturally adapted questionnaires developed to measure the level of anxiety are the best screening instruments for the general population. This study describes the scientific translation and adaptation of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS) into the Malay language. Method: The process of scientific translation of this selfreport instrument followed the guidelines of the Task Force for Translation and Cultural Adaptation of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR). Results: The Malay version and its adaptation for a new cultural context are described. Conclusion: The Malay version achieved the aims of the original version and its conceptual and operational equivalence. It may be used as the first Malay instrument to measure anxiety among children in research and in clinical and community settings. Sociedade de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul 2015 Article PeerReviewed Ahmadi, Atefeh and Mustaffa, Mohamed Sharif and Haghdoost, AliAkbar and Khan, Aqeel and Abdul Latif, Adibah (2015) Cross-cultural adaptation of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale in Malaysia. Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, 37 (1). pp. 37-41. ISSN 2237-6089 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2237-6089-2014-0038
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spellingShingle	LC Special aspects of education Ahmadi, Atefeh Mustaffa, Mohamed Sharif Haghdoost, AliAkbar Khan, Aqeel Abdul Latif, Adibah Cross-cultural adaptation of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale in Malaysia
description	Anxiety among children has increased in recent years. Culturally adapted questionnaires developed to measure the level of anxiety are the best screening instruments for the general population. This study describes the scientific translation and adaptation of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS) into the Malay language. Method: The process of scientific translation of this selfreport instrument followed the guidelines of the Task Force for Translation and Cultural Adaptation of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR). Results: The Malay version and its adaptation for a new cultural context are described. Conclusion: The Malay version achieved the aims of the original version and its conceptual and operational equivalence. It may be used as the first Malay instrument to measure anxiety among children in research and in clinical and community settings.
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author	Ahmadi, Atefeh Mustaffa, Mohamed Sharif Haghdoost, AliAkbar Khan, Aqeel Abdul Latif, Adibah
author_facet	Ahmadi, Atefeh Mustaffa, Mohamed Sharif Haghdoost, AliAkbar Khan, Aqeel Abdul Latif, Adibah
author_sort	Ahmadi, Atefeh
title	Cross-cultural adaptation of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale in Malaysia
title_short	Cross-cultural adaptation of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale in Malaysia
title_full	Cross-cultural adaptation of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Cross-cultural adaptation of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Cross-cultural adaptation of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale in Malaysia
title_sort	cross-cultural adaptation of the spence children's anxiety scale in malaysia
publisher	Sociedade de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul
publishDate	2015
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/58189/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2237-6089-2014-0038
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Cross-cultural adaptation of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale in Malaysia

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