Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Adult Separation Anxiety Questionnaire
Subject Areas :
maryam bakhtiari
1
*
,
amir mehdi katani
2
,
meysam bazani
3
,
amirsam kiani moghadam
4
,
amin sohrabzade fard
5
,
nasrin safarlo
6
,
ali kheradmand
7
1 - Associate Professor of Clinical psychology, Department of Clinical psychology, Taleghani Hospital Research Development committee, school of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 - نواب کوچه رحمت فرعی 4 پلاک 311
3 - نواب کوچه رحمت فرعی 4 پلاک 311
4 - Assistant professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Clinical psychology, school of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran,
5 - PhD Student of Clinical Psychology, Department of Clinical psychology, Taleghani Hospital Research Development committee, school of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
6 - MSc in Clinical Psychology, school of Medicine, Islamic Azad University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
7 - Associate professor of psychiatry, Taleghani Hospital Research Development committee, Medical school, Shahid Beheshti Medical University, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: psychometric properties, questionnaire, separation anxiety, adult,
Abstract :
The aim of present study was to investigate the psychometric properties of Adult Separation Anxiety Questionnaire. In this study, 293 referrals to the psychiatric clinic of Taleghani Hospital in Tehran in 2019 were selected by convenience sampling method. Evaluation of the individuals was performed using Structured-Clinical Interview for Separation Anxiety Symptoms (SCI-SAS), Adult Separation Anxiety Questionnaire )Manicavasagar, Silove, Wagner & Drobny, 2003), and brief form of Psychological Symptoms Checklist (Najarian & Davodi, 2001). Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential indicators. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the one-factor structure of the questionnaire. Also, internal consistency and test-retest reliability were adequate. The correlation coefficients of the score of this questionnaire with the structured clinical interview and the checklist of psychological symptoms indicated a good convergent validity for the questionnaire. The correlation coefficients for the clinical interview of childhood separation anxiety, the adult separation anxiety interview, and the list of psychological symptoms, were 0.52, 0.63, and 0.55 respectively. Also, a score of 3 3 with sensitivity of 95.5 and specificity of 84.2 was showed as the best cut off score. The findings of the present study show that the Adult Separation Anxiety Questionnaire has good psychometric properties and can be used as a valid tool for clinical and research purposes.
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