Adaptation of the Children’s Test Anxiety Scale (CTAS) for its use in Argentine adolescents

The Children’s Test Anxiety Scale (CTAS; Wren & Benson, 2004) was adapted to Spanish for its use in adolescents (12 - 17 years old) from Argentina. CTAS is a self report with 30 items grouped in 3 factors named: task off be-haviours, thoughts and autonomic reactions. The items were directly...

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Autores principales: Rivera-Flores, Natalia Belén, Furlan, Luis Alberto, Gnavi, Gerardo Aníbal
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas (IIPSI, Conicet-UNC) 2019
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ansiedad ante exámenes
adolescentes
adaptación
análisis factorial
Children’s Test Anxiety Scale (CTAS)
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spelling I10-R331-article-250852021-06-06T01:06:06Z Adaptation of the Children’s Test Anxiety Scale (CTAS) for its use in Argentine adolescents Adaptación de la Children’s Test Anxiety Scale (CTAS) para su empleo en adolescentes argentinos Rivera-Flores, Natalia Belén Furlan, Luis Alberto Gnavi, Gerardo Aníbal ansiedad ante exámenes adolescentes adaptación análisis factorial Children’s Test Anxiety Scale (CTAS) The Children’s Test Anxiety Scale (CTAS; Wren & Benson, 2004) was adapted to Spanish for its use in adolescents (12 - 17 years old) from Argentina. CTAS is a self report with 30 items grouped in 3 factors named: task off be-haviours, thoughts and autonomic reactions. The items were directly translated into Spanish, and an equivalence analysis in bilingual sample was done. Two alternative solutions to internal structure of the CTAS were obtained through ex-ploratory factor analysis (N = 360 students, of both sexes, public and private schools, aged 11 to 13 years, M =12.77, SD = .72), one with three original dimensions and another with four factors, distinguishing worry and self - criticism thoughts. Both models fit was assessed through confirmato-ry factor analysis (N = 501 students, of both sexes, public and private schools, aged 12 to 17 years, M =13.98 SD = .87), having the four dimension model the most acceptable index (χ2/df = 1.92, CFI = .90, TLI = .09, RMSEA = 0.043, AIC = 410, BIC = 414), although two items were eliminated as they were considered problematic. Internal consistency of the scales was adequate (α= .68 - .79). Gender differences and correlations with academic performance were corroborated in line with other test anxiety measures. It is recom-mended to use the adapted version with some precaution. Se adaptó al español la Children’s Test Anxiety Scale (CTAS; Wren & Benson, 2004) para su empleo en adolescentes argentinos de entre 12 y 17 años. La CTAS es un autoinforme con 30 ítems agrupados en 3 dimensiones: comportamiento fuera de la tarea, pensamientos y reacciones autonómicas. Se realizó la traducción directa de los ítems y el análisis de equivalencia en una muestra bilingüe. Mediante análisis factorial exploratorio (N = 360 estudiantes, de ambos sexos, de escuelas secundarias públicas y privadas, de 11 a 13 años, M = 12.77, DE = .72) se obtuvieron dos soluciones alternativas para su estructura, una con las tres dimensiones originales y otra de cuatro factores, diferenciando pensamientos de preocupación y autocríticos. Se evaluó el ajuste de ambos modelos con análisis factorial confirmatorio (N = 501 estudiantes, de ambos sexos, de escuelas secundarias públicas y privadas, de 12 a 17 años, M = 13.98, DE: .87), obteniendo el de cuatro dimensiones los índices más aceptables (χ2/df = 1.92, CFI = .90, TLI = .09, RMSEA = 0.043, AIC = 410, BIC = 414), aunque dos ítems se eliminaron por resultar problemáticos. La consistencia de las escalas fue adecuada (α = .68 - .79). Se constataron diferencias de género y correlaciones con el rendimiento académico similares a las informadas con otras escalas de ansiedad frente a los exámenes. Se recomienda el empleo de la adaptación obtenida con algunos recaudos. Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas (IIPSI, Conicet-UNC) 2019-08-03 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revaluar/article/view/25085 10.35670/1667-4545.v19.n2.25085 Revista Evaluar; Vol. 19 Núm. 2 (2019) 1667-4545 10.35670/1667-4545.v19.n2 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/revaluar/article/view/25085/24358 Derechos de autor 2019 Natalia Belén Rivera-Flores, Luis Alberto Furlan, Gerardo Aníbal Gnavi http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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topic ansiedad ante exámenes
adolescentes
adaptación
análisis factorial
Children’s Test Anxiety Scale (CTAS)
spellingShingle ansiedad ante exámenes
adolescentes
adaptación
análisis factorial
Children’s Test Anxiety Scale (CTAS)
Rivera-Flores, Natalia Belén
Furlan, Luis Alberto
Gnavi, Gerardo Aníbal
Adaptation of the Children’s Test Anxiety Scale (CTAS) for its use in Argentine adolescents
topic_facet ansiedad ante exámenes
adolescentes
adaptación
análisis factorial
Children’s Test Anxiety Scale (CTAS)
author Rivera-Flores, Natalia Belén
Furlan, Luis Alberto
Gnavi, Gerardo Aníbal
author_facet Rivera-Flores, Natalia Belén
Furlan, Luis Alberto
Gnavi, Gerardo Aníbal
author_sort Rivera-Flores, Natalia Belén
title Adaptation of the Children’s Test Anxiety Scale (CTAS) for its use in Argentine adolescents
title_short Adaptation of the Children’s Test Anxiety Scale (CTAS) for its use in Argentine adolescents
title_full Adaptation of the Children’s Test Anxiety Scale (CTAS) for its use in Argentine adolescents
title_fullStr Adaptation of the Children’s Test Anxiety Scale (CTAS) for its use in Argentine adolescents
title_full_unstemmed Adaptation of the Children’s Test Anxiety Scale (CTAS) for its use in Argentine adolescents
title_sort adaptation of the children’s test anxiety scale (ctas) for its use in argentine adolescents
description The Children’s Test Anxiety Scale (CTAS; Wren & Benson, 2004) was adapted to Spanish for its use in adolescents (12 - 17 years old) from Argentina. CTAS is a self report with 30 items grouped in 3 factors named: task off be-haviours, thoughts and autonomic reactions. The items were directly translated into Spanish, and an equivalence analysis in bilingual sample was done. Two alternative solutions to internal structure of the CTAS were obtained through ex-ploratory factor analysis (N = 360 students, of both sexes, public and private schools, aged 11 to 13 years, M =12.77, SD = .72), one with three original dimensions and another with four factors, distinguishing worry and self - criticism thoughts. Both models fit was assessed through confirmato-ry factor analysis (N = 501 students, of both sexes, public and private schools, aged 12 to 17 years, M =13.98 SD = .87), having the four dimension model the most acceptable index (χ2/df = 1.92, CFI = .90, TLI = .09, RMSEA = 0.043, AIC = 410, BIC = 414), although two items were eliminated as they were considered problematic. Internal consistency of the scales was adequate (α= .68 - .79). Gender differences and correlations with academic performance were corroborated in line with other test anxiety measures. It is recom-mended to use the adapted version with some precaution.
publisher Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas (IIPSI, Conicet-UNC)
publishDate 2019
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