Assessing validity and reliability of the social phobia and anxiety inventory for children (SPAI-C) in a sample of Egyptian school children
Joint Authors
Abd al-Qadir, Fathi Abd al-Hamid
Isa, Murad Ali Sad
Source
International Journal of Psycho-Educational Sciences
Issue
Vol. 2, Issue 3 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.53-59, 7 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2013-12-31
Country of Publication
Syria
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The purpose of the present study was to examine the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children (SPAI-C), an instrument developed in the United States and applied to a sample of Egypt schoolchildren.
The process included the translation of the original material from English into Arabic by the second author .
The study was performed using a cross-sectional design and the Arabic version of the SPAIC was applied to a sample of 1000 4th to 6th graders attending public schools in Kafr El Sheikh governorate, Egypt .
one hundred subjects were excluded due to an incomplete questionnaire .
The final sample consisted of 900 children, 400 girls and 500 boys , ranging in age from 10 to 12 years.
The Pearson product-moment correlation showed that the two-week test-retest reliability coefficient was r = 0.820 .
The factor structure was almost similar to that reported in previous studies.
The results regarding the test-retest reliability and the factor structure were similar to the findings obtained in studies performed on English speaking children.
The present study showed that the Arabic language version of SPAI-C is a reliable and valid measure of social anxiety for Egyptian school children.
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American Psychological Association (APA)
Abd al-Qadir, Fathi Abd al-Hamid& Isa, Murad Ali Sad. 2013. Assessing validity and reliability of the social phobia and anxiety inventory for children (SPAI-C) in a sample of Egyptian school children. International Journal of Psycho-Educational Sciences،Vol. 2, no. 3, pp.53-59.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-766877
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abd al-Qadir, Fathi Abd al-Hamid& Isa, Murad Ali Sad. Assessing validity and reliability of the social phobia and anxiety inventory for children (SPAI-C) in a sample of Egyptian school children. International Journal of Psycho-Educational Sciences Vol. 2, no. 3 (Dec. 2013), pp.53-59.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-766877
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abd al-Qadir, Fathi Abd al-Hamid& Isa, Murad Ali Sad. Assessing validity and reliability of the social phobia and anxiety inventory for children (SPAI-C) in a sample of Egyptian school children. International Journal of Psycho-Educational Sciences. 2013. Vol. 2, no. 3, pp.53-59.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-766877
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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Record ID
BIM-766877