Validation of the Parent Version of the Nighttime Fears Scale (NFS-P) for Children Aged 3–8 Years

IF 1.8 4区医学 Q2 PEDIATRICS Child Care Health and Development Pub Date : 2024-09-08 DOI:10.1111/cch.13323

Mireia Orgilés, Teresa Galán-Luque, José Pedro Espada, Alexandra Morales

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Abstract

Background

Nighttime fears are highly prevalent in children, ranging from normative fears to triggering fear-related anxiety disorders. The lack of available assessment instruments recently prompted the development of the Nighttime Fears Scale (NFS) for children aged 8–12 years. The present study aimed to adapt and psychometrically evaluate the parent-reported version for children aged 3–8 years (NFS-P) as a complement for younger children.

Methods

Two hundred eighty-four Spanish-speaking parents (47% girls) completed the NFS-P and anxiety measures.

Results

Confirmatory factor analyses supported a four-factor structure of the NFS-P. Strong internal consistency and validity evidence were obtained. No significant differences were found in NFS-P scores between sexes and age groups.

Conclusions

The findings offer support for the use of the NFS-P as a valuable instrument in clinical and research settings, supplementing the NFS for older children. Both scales provide an efficient means to comprehensively assess the presence and intensity of typical nighttime fears across preschool and school years.

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验证针对 3-8 岁儿童的家长版夜间恐惧量表（NFS-P）。

背景：夜间恐惧在儿童中非常普遍，从正常的恐惧到引发与恐惧相关的焦虑症，不一而足。由于缺乏可用的评估工具，最近开发了针对 8-12 岁儿童的夜间恐惧量表（NFS）。本研究旨在对家长报告的 3-8 岁儿童版本（NFS-P）进行改编和心理测量学评估，作为对年幼儿童的补充：284 位讲西班牙语的家长（47% 为女孩）完成了 NFS-P 和焦虑测量：结果：确认性因素分析支持 NFS-P 的四因素结构。结果：确认性因素分析支持 NFS-P 的四因素结构，并获得了较强的内部一致性和有效性证据。NFS-P得分在性别和年龄组之间未发现明显差异：结论：研究结果支持将 NFS-P 作为临床和研究环境中的一种有价值的工具，以补充适用于年龄较大儿童的 NFS。这两种量表为全面评估学龄前和学龄期典型夜间恐惧的存在和强度提供了有效的方法。

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Child Care Health and Development 医学-小儿科

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3.40

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5.30%

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136

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4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Child: care, health and development is an international, peer-reviewed journal which publishes papers dealing with all aspects of the health and development of children and young people. We aim to attract quantitative and qualitative research papers relevant to people from all disciplines working in child health. We welcome studies which examine the effects of social and environmental factors on health and development as well as those dealing with clinical issues, the organization of services and health policy. We particularly encourage the submission of studies related to those who are disadvantaged by physical, developmental, emotional and social problems. The journal also aims to collate important research findings and to provide a forum for discussion of global child health issues.