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The Arabic Version Validation of the Social Worries Questionnaire for Preadolescent Children
Asma Saraireh1, Basim Aldahadha2
1Department of Psychology, Mutah University, Mutah 61710, Jordan.
Background/Objectives:
Social worry may appear in preadolescence, causing it to persist in the future, such that adolescents become more avoidant of situations in which they are evaluated by others. Many previous studies have shown that approximately 4% of preadolescent children suffer from high levels of social worry, which may lead to other problems in the future. It is important to take necessary precautions to explore this worry and take the necessary measures to address it. This study aimed to do so by extracting the psychometric properties of the Social Worries Questionnaire (SWQ) for preadolescence in Arab countries.
Methods:
The sample consisted of 269 children aged 8-12 years. The SWQ, Spence Child Anxiety Scale (SCAS), Child Abuse Self-Reporting Scale (CASRS-12), and Arabic version of the Children's Depression Inventory (AVCDI) were administered via various social media.
Results:
Confirmatory factor analysis was used, and the one-factor model showed that the scale consists of 14 items. The results also indicated evidence of discriminant validity, and that the internal consistency was acceptable. For reliability, the test-retest results showed that the value was appropriate.
Conclusions:
This scale could be valuable in detecting worry in preadolescent children and providing them with therapeutic and psychological services.
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