Reliability and Validity of Urdu Children Anxiety Sensitivity Index (CASI) Scale

  • Anowra Khan National University of Science and Technology
  • Tamkeen Ashraf Malik, Dr Department of Behavioral Science, School of Social Sciences, NUST University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Keywords: Anxiety Sensitivity, Trans-diagnostic risk factor, Anxiety Disorders, Children anxiety sensitivity index, Cultural Adaptation, ROC curve analysis

Abstract

Objective. Anxiety sensitivity has been implicated as a trans-diagnostic risk factor for various
psychopathologies. Childhood anxiety sensitivity index (CASI) is an eighteen-item self-reported measure of
anxiety sensitivity. The present research aimed to translate and adapt CASI into Urdu language, analyze the
psychometric properties, factor structure and assess it as a screening scale for anxiety disorders in children.


Method. A cross-sectional research design was used to collect data from 658 participants (age 6 to 17 years;
M=13.24, SD=2.51) by using CASI and Screen for anxiety and emotional related disorders (SCARED)
self-report and parent-report.


Results. Exploratory factor analysis yields four factor structure explaining 32.98% accumulative variance.
Confirmatory factor analysis supported a three-factor hierarchical factor (χ2 = 152.52, df= 87, χ2/ df= 1.75
RMSEA= .05, CFI= .92, SRMR= .05, AIC= 218.52). ROC Curve analysis indicated CASI as a potential
screening measure for anxiety disorders with a sensitivity of >.80 and specificity of >.58 at a cut score of 20
to 23.


Conclusion. Study findings indicate that Urdu CASI may be used as a screening tool of anxiety disorders
in children. Suggestions for further research are proposed in the light of the present research findings.

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Author Biography

Tamkeen Ashraf Malik, Dr, Department of Behavioral Science, School of Social Sciences, NUST University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Associate Professor

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2022-12-26