Cross-cultural measurement invariance of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale across 11 world-wide societies

In order to compare estimates by one assessment scale across various cultures/ethnic groups, an important aspect that needs to be demonstrated is that its construct across these groups is invariant when measured using a similar and simultaneous approach (i.e., demonstrated cross-cultural measurement...

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Published in:Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences 2017-08, Vol.26 (4), p.430-440
Main Authors: Stevanovic, D., Bagheri, Z., Atilola, O., Vostanis, P., Stupar, D., Moreira, P., Franic, T., Davidovic, N., Knez, R., Nikšić, A., Dodig-Ćurković, K., Avicenna, M., Multazam Noor, I., Nussbaum, L., Deljkovic, A., Aziz Thabet, A., Petrov, P., Ubalde, D., Monteiro, L. A., Ribas, R.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Psychiatry - methods
Adolescent Psychiatry - standards
Adolescents
Anxiety - diagnosis
Child
Child & adolescent mental health
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Child Psychiatry - methods
Child Psychiatry - standards
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Cultural differences
Culture
Depression
Depression - diagnosis
Female
Humans
Invariance
Invariants
Language
Male
Measurement methods
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Minority & ethnic groups
Original
Original Articles
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales - standards
Psychometrics
Quality of Life - psychology
Quantitative psychology
Reproducibility of Results
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teenagers
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Summary:In order to compare estimates by one assessment scale across various cultures/ethnic groups, an important aspect that needs to be demonstrated is that its construct across these groups is invariant when measured using a similar and simultaneous approach (i.e., demonstrated cross-cultural measurement invariance). One of the methods for evaluating measurement invariance is testing for differential item functioning (DIF), which assesses whether different groups respond differently to particular items. The aim of this study was to evaluate the cross-cultural measurement invariance of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) in societies with different socioeconomic, cultural, and religious backgrounds. The study was organised by the International Child Mental Health Study Group. Self-reported data were collected from adolescents residing in 11 countries: Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Indonesia, Montenegro, Nigeria, Palestinian Territories, the Philippines, Portugal, Romania and Serbia. The multiple-indicators multiple-causes model was used to test the RCADS items for DIF across the countries. Ten items exhibited DIF considering all cross-country comparisons. Only one or two items were flagged with DIF in the head-to-head comparisons, while there were three to five items flagged with DIF, when one country was compared with the others. Even with all cross-culturally non-invariant items removed from nine language versions tested, the original factor model representing six anxiety and depressive symptoms subscales was not significantly violated. There is clear evidence that relatively small number of the RCADS items is non-invariant, especially when comparing two different cultural/ethnic groups, which indicates on its sound cross-cultural validity and suitability for cross-cultural comparisons in adolescent anxiety and depressive symptoms.
ISSN:2045-7960
2045-7979
DOI:10.1017/S204579601600038X