Anxiety sensitivity in school attending youth: exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis of the 18-item CASI in a multicultural South African sample.

Anxiety sensitivity in school attending youth: exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis of the 18-item CASI in a multicultural South African sample.

Anxiety sensitivity (AS) is a risk factor for the development of anxiety disorders in youth. To date, the applicability of the Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index (CASI) in youth from a low or middle income country (LMIC) setting on the African continent has not been assessed. A representative sampl...

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Main Authors: Lindi eMartin, Martin eKidd, Soraya eSeedat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
South Africa
gender
adolescents
confirmatory factor analysis
exploratory factor analysis
Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index (CASI)
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01996/full

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