Preschooler Stressor-Related Thoughts and Worries During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Development and Validation of a Caregiver-Report Instrument
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Article Title | Preschooler Stressor-Related Thoughts and Worries During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Development and Validation of a Caregiver-Report Instrument |
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ERA Journal ID | 36470 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Vasileva, M., Marsac, M. L., Alisic, E., Cobham, V. E., Davis, S. H., Donovan, C., Hildenbrand, A. K., Hoehn, E., March S., Miller, A. B., Smith-Thomas, T., Wamser-Nanney, R. and De Young, A. |
Journal Title | Traumatology |
Number of Pages | 8 |
Year | 2022 |
Publisher | American Psychological Association |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 1085-9373 |
1534-7656 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000429 |
Web Address (URL) | https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2023-15562-001?doi=1 |
Abstract | There is little evidence on cognitions that are associated with emotional and behavioral problems in preschoolers during stressful events such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This article presents the initial development and validation of a caregiver-report instrument, the Preschooler Stressor-related Thoughts and Worries (PSTW) scale, developed during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, caregivers from two countries reported on their child’s cognitions at baseline (T0) and three months later (T1; age 3–5 years; Australia: N = 559; United States: N = 346). Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted with the Australian sample at T0 and confirmed with the U.S. sample at T0. Exploratory factor analysis suggested a one-factor model including 10 items. Results of the confirmatory factor analysis failed to clearly support this structure (comparative fit index =.91, root mean square error of approximation =.11). Construct validity was supported by positive associations between PSTW scores and emotional and behavioral problems. Although the PSTW is a promising instrument to assess preschooler cognitions related to COVID-19, further investigation of its performance in other contexts (e.g., other countries, other stressful or traumatic events) is needed. |
Keywords | Cognitions; Covid-19; Negative appraisals; Preschooler; Worries |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 321302. Infant and child health |
520108. Testing, assessment and psychometrics | |
520101. Child and adolescent development | |
Public Notes | The accessible file is the accepted version of the paper. Please refer to the URL for the published version. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Melbourne |
University of Kentucky, United States | |
UK Healthcare, United States | |
University of Queensland | |
Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Queensland | |
Boston Children's Hospital, United States | |
Harvard Medical School, United States | |
Missouri University of Science and Technology, United States | |
Griffith University | |
Nemours Children’s Health, United States | |
Centre for Health Research | |
School of Psychology and Wellbeing |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/w8v78/preschooler-stressor-related-thoughts-and-worries-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-development-and-validation-of-a-caregiver-report-instrument
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