Objective: To test the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale-Short Version (SCAS-S) in a sample of Chinese elementary school students. Methods: This study investigated 527 children by SCAS-S and several criterion measures. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to test the factor structure of the SCAS-S. Results: The confirmatory factor analysis showed that the five-factor structure of SCAS-S fitted the data well. Measurement Invariance analysis showed that the factor structure of the SCAS-S was equivalent across genders. The SCAS-S scores had significantly expected correlations with children victim, emotion regulation, and the children’s perception of interparental conflict. In terms of reliability, all factors showed good Cronbach's α coefficient and mean item correlation was acceptable. Conclusion: The SCAS-S has good reliability and validity, which can be used to evaluate the anxiety of Chinese elementary school-age children.

目的：检验Spence儿童焦虑量表中文简版（SCAS-S）在国内学龄儿童群体中的信效度及跨性别测量等值性。方法：对527名9-12岁儿童报告的SCAS-S分数进行验证性因素分析、跨性别等值和信度分析。结果：SCAS-S五因子结构拟合良好；SCAS-S在不同性别的学龄儿童群体间满足强等值。SCAS-S量表总分及因子分与儿童被欺负、情绪调节、父母婚姻冲突感知相关符合预期。总量表的内部一致性α系数为0.86，各分量表的α系数均大于0.6，平均条目相关在0.34-0.41之间，显示各因子的内部一致性良好。结论：Spence儿童焦虑量表-简版在国内学龄儿童群体中具有良好的信效度，可以用来测量学龄儿童的焦虑水平。

广州大学校内科研基金（YK2020026）资助