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A Modified Trier Social Stress Test for Vulnerable Mexican American Adolescents
Published on: July 10, 2017
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La validación de la versión árabe del cuestionario de preocupaciones sociales para niños preadolescentes
Asma Saraireh1, Basim Aldahadha2
1Department of Psychology, Mutah University, Mutah 61710, Jordan.
Children (Basel, Switzerland)
|August 28, 2025
Resumen
Este estudio validó el Cuestionario de preocupaciones sociales (SWQ) para niños preadolescentes en países árabes. El SWQ es una herramienta fiable para identificar la preocupación social en los niños, ayudando a la intervención temprana.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Psicología
- Psiquiatría infantil
- La salud mental
Sus antecedentes:
- La preocupación social en la preadolescencia puede conducir a evitar situaciones evaluativas en el futuro.
- Aproximadamente el 4% de los niños preadolescentes experimentan altos niveles de ansiedad social.
- La identificación temprana y la intervención para la preocupación social son cruciales para prevenir problemas a largo plazo.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Determinar las propiedades psicométricas del Cuestionario de preocupaciones sociales (SWQ).
- Adaptar y validar el SWQ para su uso con niños preadolescentes en países árabes.
- Proporcionar una herramienta para la detección temprana de preocupación social en este grupo demográfico.
Principales métodos:
- Una muestra de 269 niños de 8 a 12 años participó.
- Administró el Cuestionario de preocupaciones sociales (SWQ), la Escala de ansiedad infantil de Spence (SCAS), la Escala de autoinforme de abuso infantil (CASRS-12) y la versión árabe del Inventario de depresión infantil (AVCDI) a través de las redes sociales.
- Utilizó el Análisis de Factores de Confirmación (CFA) para evaluar la estructura de la escala.
Principales resultados:
- El modelo de un solo factor del SWQ, que comprende 14 elementos, demostró un buen ajuste.
- Se encontraron pruebas de validez discriminante.
- La escala mostró una consistencia interna aceptable y una fiabilidad de ensayo-reensayo adecuada.
Conclusiones:
- El SWQ validado es un instrumento valioso para detectar la preocupación social en los niños preadolescentes.
- Esta herramienta puede facilitar la prestación oportuna de servicios terapéuticos y psicológicos.
- Los hallazgos apoyan el uso de la SWQ en los países árabes para evaluaciones de salud mental.
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