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  • examination of the psychometric properties of the revised children s Manifest Anxiety Scale second edition scores among chinese secondary school students
    Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2018
    Co-Authors: Patricia A. Lowe
    Abstract:

    The purpose of this study was to adapt the Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale–Second Edition (RCMAS-2) into Mandarin and to examine its psychometric properties among Chinese adolescents. The participants included 436 Chinese students in Grades 7 to 12 who were administered the Chinese version of the Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS-2-C). Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were performed to examine the factor structure of the RCMAS-2-C. Results indicated a modified four-factor model (Worry and Social Anxiety factors combined, Physiological Anxiety, Defensiveness I, and Defensiveness II factors) provided an adequate model fit to the data. Categorical omegas were computed and ranged from .68 to .90 for the RCMAS-2 Scale scores. Convergent evidence of validity for the RCMAS-2-C Anxiety scores was also found. Implications of the findings of the study for clinicians and researchers are discussed.

  • Examination of the Psychometric Properties of the Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale–Second Edition Scores Among Chinese Secondary School Students:
    Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2017
    Co-Authors: Patricia A. Lowe
    Abstract:

    The purpose of this study was to adapt the Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale–Second Edition (RCMAS-2) into Mandarin and to examine its psychometric properties among Chinese adolescents. The participants included 436 Chinese students in Grades 7 to 12 who were administered the Chinese version of the Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS-2-C). Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were performed to examine the factor structure of the RCMAS-2-C. Results indicated a modified four-factor model (Worry and Social Anxiety factors combined, Physiological Anxiety, Defensiveness I, and Defensiveness II factors) provided an adequate model fit to the data. Categorical omegas were computed and ranged from .68 to .90 for the RCMAS-2 Scale scores. Convergent evidence of validity for the RCMAS-2-C Anxiety scores was also found. Implications of the findings of the study for clinicians and researchers are discussed.

  • the revised children s Manifest Anxiety Scale second edition short form examination of the psychometric properties of a brief measure of general Anxiety in a sample of children and adolescents
    Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2015
    Co-Authors: Patricia A. Lowe
    Abstract:

    The psychometric properties of a new, brief measure, the Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale–Second Edition (RCMAS-2) Short Form, were examined in a sample of 1,003 U.S. elementary and secondary students. The RCMAS-2 Short Form consists of the first 10 items of the RCMAS-2. The results of confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the modified one-factor model provided an adequate fit for students in Grades 2 to 12. The results of tests of measurement invariance supported configural, weak, and strong invariance of the RCMAS-2 Short Form across gender and configural, weak, and partial strong invariance of the RCMAS-2 Short Form across age. Gender and age differences were also examined on the RCMAS-2 Short Form. The results of latent mean analyses indicated that adolescents (ages 12-19) and females had significantly higher factor means than children (ages 7-11) and males, respectively, on the RCMAS-2 Short Form. Moderate correlations between the RCMAS-2 Short Form scores and scores of measures of tes...

  • A Closer Look at the Psychometric Properties of the Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale–Second Edition Among U.S. Elementary and Secondary School Students:
    Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2014
    Co-Authors: Patricia A. Lowe
    Abstract:

    The psychometric properties of the Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale–Second Edition (RCMAS-2) were examined in a sample of 1,003 U.S. elementary and secondary students in Grades 2 to 12. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were performed comparing the five-factor (target) model consisting of three Anxiety (Physiological Anxiety, Social Anxiety, and Worry) factors and two defensiveness (Defensiveness 1 and 2) factors with a three-factor model (one Anxiety factor and two defensiveness factors). The results of the CFAs conducted indicated that the five-factor model provided a better fit to the data than the three-factor model. Tests of measurement invariance were also performed and the results provided support for configural, metric, and partial scalar invariance of the RCMAS-2 scores across gender. Latent mean analyses were also conducted and the results of these analyses indicated that females scored significantly higher than males on the three Anxiety factors. These findings provide support for th...

  • a closer look at the psychometric properties of the revised children s Manifest Anxiety Scale second edition among u s elementary and secondary school students
    Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2014
    Co-Authors: Patricia A. Lowe
    Abstract:

    The psychometric properties of the Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale–Second Edition (RCMAS-2) were examined in a sample of 1,003 U.S. elementary and secondary students in Grades 2 to 12. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were performed comparing the five-factor (target) model consisting of three Anxiety (Physiological Anxiety, Social Anxiety, and Worry) factors and two defensiveness (Defensiveness 1 and 2) factors with a three-factor model (one Anxiety factor and two defensiveness factors). The results of the CFAs conducted indicated that the five-factor model provided a better fit to the data than the three-factor model. Tests of measurement invariance were also performed and the results provided support for configural, metric, and partial scalar invariance of the RCMAS-2 scores across gender. Latent mean analyses were also conducted and the results of these analyses indicated that females scored significantly higher than males on the three Anxiety factors. These findings provide support for th...

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Lucie Cluver - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Performance of the Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale in a Sample of Children and Adolescents from Poor Urban Communities in Cape Town
    European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 2013
    Co-Authors: Mark E. Boyes, Lucie Cluver
    Abstract:

    The Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS) is regularly used with South African children, although its performance in this context has yet to be empirically evaluated. This study assessed the basic psychometric properties of the RCMAS using data collected in a large study examining the mental health of children and adolescents living in poor urban communities around Cape Town. Reliability of the full-Scale was good, and the predicted relationships between Anxiety, depression, PTSD, delinquency, age, sex, and somaticism scores offered evidence of construct validity. However, the reliabilities for the physiological, worry/oversensitivity, and concentration subScales were low, and confirmatory factor analysis revealed the hypothesized three-factor model did not adequately fit the data. Exploratory analyses suggested a four-factor solution consisting of social evaluation, worry, affective responses, and physiological symptoms/sleep disturbance factors. Further confirmatory research examining this f...

  • performance of the revised children s Manifest Anxiety Scale in a sample of children and adolescents from poor urban communities in cape town
    European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 2013
    Co-Authors: Mark E. Boyes, Lucie Cluver
    Abstract:

    The Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS) is regularly used with South African children, although its performance in this context has yet to be empirically evaluated. This study assessed the basic psychometric properties of the RCMAS using data collected in a large study examining the mental health of children and adolescents living in poor urban communities around Cape Town. Reliability of the full-Scale was good, and the predicted relationships between Anxiety, depression, PTSD, delinquency, age, sex, and somaticism scores offered evidence of construct validity. However, the reliabilities for the physiological, worry/oversensitivity, and concentration subScales were low, and confirmatory factor analysis revealed the hypothesized three-factor model did not adequately fit the data. Exploratory analyses suggested a four-factor solution consisting of social evaluation, worry, affective responses, and physiological symptoms/sleep disturbance factors. Further confirmatory research examining this f...

Jin Kanzaki - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Manifest Anxiety Scale for evaluation of effects of granisetron in chemotherapy with cddp and 5fu for head and neck cancer
    Supportive Care in Cancer, 2001
    Co-Authors: Masato Fujii, Yoshihiro Ohno, Yutaka Tokumaru, Yorihisa Imanishi, Minoru Kanke, Toshiki Tomita, Jin Kanzaki
    Abstract:

    The level of Anxiety was examined before treatment by means of the Manifest Anxiety Scale (MAS) in 41 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. They received 5 days of neoadjuvant chemotherapy with cisplatin (CDDP) and 5-fluorouracil (5FU). Granisetron (KYT) was administered daily from day 1 to day 5. Nausea, vomiting, appetite, and well-being were assessed during and after chemotherapy. The relation between the effects of KYT and Anxiety was studied. Seventeen patients were proven to have Anxiety and were compared with the other 24 patients. In patients with Anxiety, the percentage well-being was significantly lower on days 1 and 2 (P=0.008, 0.001). The rate of freedom from nausea was significantly lower from day 4 to day 9 for Anxiety patients (P=0.010~0.050). The percentage of Anxiety patients without loss of appetite was significantly lower from day 6 to 9 (p=0.001~0.020). The rate of freedom from vomiting was significantly lower on days 4, 5 and 7 for Anxiety patients (P=0.024, 0.024, 0.014). The results indicate that the effect of KYT was significantly lower from day 3 to day 7 for Anxiety patients (P=0.008~0.045). The Anxiety group had significantly poorer well-being at the beginning of chemotherapy, and were not responsive to KYT in the delayed phase. Our results prove that Anxiety patients show delayed emesis, and the administration of KYT is considered insufficient. It may be important to co-administer a tranquilizer to any patient who exhibit Anxiety as defined by the MAS, in order to reduce delayed emesis.

Toshiki Ogawa - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Anxiety in tsunami-affected children in Sri Lanka measured by Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale and Synthetic House–Tree–Person Test
    International Congress Series, 2006
    Co-Authors: Ratnin Dewaraja, Hideyuki Sato, Toshiki Ogawa
    Abstract:

    Abstract We conducted a multidimensional assessment of the psychological condition of trauma-affected children in the Matara district in southern Sri Lanka. As a part of this assessment, the Synthetic-House–Tree–Person Test (S-HTP), and the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS) were administered to children (10–16 years old) studying in a school in an area affected by the tsunami, and in a school in a close by area that was not affected. Analysis of RCMAS data indicated that there were no significant differences in the overall Anxiety scores of children in the two schools. However, the total Anxiety scores of male children in the tsunami-affected school were significantly higher than in the non-affected school. Among the RCMAS sub-Scales, only the score for concentration Anxiety was significantly different only in male children between the two schools. The significance of these findings, as well as the findings of the S-HTP test, along with comparison of the HTP test data with the questionnaire data are presented and the cultural meaning of these findings is discussed.

  • Anxiety in tsunami affected children in sri lanka measured by revised children s Manifest Anxiety Scale and synthetic house tree person test
    International Congress Series, 2006
    Co-Authors: Ratnin Dewaraja, Hideyuki Sato, Toshiki Ogawa
    Abstract:

    Abstract We conducted a multidimensional assessment of the psychological condition of trauma-affected children in the Matara district in southern Sri Lanka. As a part of this assessment, the Synthetic-House–Tree–Person Test (S-HTP), and the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS) were administered to children (10–16 years old) studying in a school in an area affected by the tsunami, and in a school in a close by area that was not affected. Analysis of RCMAS data indicated that there were no significant differences in the overall Anxiety scores of children in the two schools. However, the total Anxiety scores of male children in the tsunami-affected school were significantly higher than in the non-affected school. Among the RCMAS sub-Scales, only the score for concentration Anxiety was significantly different only in male children between the two schools. The significance of these findings, as well as the findings of the S-HTP test, along with comparison of the HTP test data with the questionnaire data are presented and the cultural meaning of these findings is discussed.