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SAI-CH-6 : Development of a Short Form of the State Anxiety Inventory for Children At-Risk for Type 1 Diabetes

Driscoll, Kimberly A. ; Melin, Jessica LU ; Lynch, Kristian F. ; Smith, Laura B. and Johnson, Suzanne Bennett (2023) In Journal of Pediatric Psychology 48(10). p.861-869
Abstract

Objective: To develop a reliable and valid short form of the State Anxiety Subscale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAI-CH) in the Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study. Methods: A Development Sample of 842 10-year-old TEDDY children completed the STAI-CH State Subscale about their type 1 diabetes (T1D) risk. The best 6 items (three anxiety-present and three anxiety-absent) for use in a short form (SAI-CH-6) were identified via item-total correlations. SAI-CH-6 reliability was examined in a Validation Sample (n = 257) of children who completed the full 20-item STAI-CH State Subscale and then again in an Application Sample (n = 2,710) who completed only the SAI-CH-6. Expected associations... (More)

Objective: To develop a reliable and valid short form of the State Anxiety Subscale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAI-CH) in the Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study. Methods: A Development Sample of 842 10-year-old TEDDY children completed the STAI-CH State Subscale about their type 1 diabetes (T1D) risk. The best 6 items (three anxiety-present and three anxiety-absent) for use in a short form (SAI-CH-6) were identified via item-total correlations. SAI-CH-6 reliability was examined in a Validation Sample (n = 257) of children who completed the full 20-item STAI-CH State Subscale and then again in an Application Sample (n = 2,710) who completed only the SAI-CH-6. Expected associations between the children's SAI-CH-6 scores and country of residence, sex, T1D family history, accuracy of T1D risk perception, worry about getting T1D, and their parents' anxiety scores were examined. Results: The SAI-CH-6 was reliable (α = 0.81-0.87) and highly correlated with the full 20-item STAI-CH State Subscale (Development Sample: r = 0.94; Validation Sample: r = 0.92). SAI-CH-6 scores detected significant differences in state anxiety symptoms associated with T1D risk by country, T1D family history, accuracy of T1D risk perception, and worry about getting T1D and were correlated with the child's parent's anxiety. Conclusion: The SAI-CH-6 appears useful for assessing children's state anxiety symptoms when burden and time limitations prohibit the use of the STAI-CH. The utility of the SAI-CH-6 in older children with and without chronic conditions needs to be assessed.

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children, genetic risk, state anxiety, type 1 diabetes
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Journal of Pediatric Psychology
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9 pages
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Oxford University Press
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0146-8693
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10.1093/jpepsy/jsad057
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  author       = {{Driscoll, Kimberly A. and Melin, Jessica and Lynch, Kristian F. and Smith, Laura B. and Johnson, Suzanne Bennett}},
  issn         = {{0146-8693}},
  keywords     = {{children; genetic risk; state anxiety; type 1 diabetes}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{10}},
  pages        = {{861--869}},
  publisher    = {{Oxford University Press}},
  series       = {{Journal of Pediatric Psychology}},
  title        = {{SAI-CH-6 : Development of a Short Form of the State Anxiety Inventory for Children At-Risk for Type 1 Diabetes}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsad057}},
  doi          = {{10.1093/jpepsy/jsad057}},
  volume       = {{48}},
  year         = {{2023}},
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