The Dating Anxiety Scale for Adolescents: Scale Development and Associations with Adolescent Functioning

Autor/inn/en	Glickman, Alissa R.; La Greca, Annette M.
Titel	The Dating Anxiety Scale for Adolescents: Scale Development and Associations with Adolescent Functioning
Quelle	In: Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 33 (2004) 3, S.566-578 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1537-4416
Schlagwörter	Psychometrics; Depression (Psychology); Dating (Social); Anxiety; Adolescents; Secondary Education; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Predictor Variables; Peer Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychometry; Psychometrie; Angst; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Sekundarbereich; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Prädiktor; Peer-Beziehungen
Abstract	Given the importance of romantic and dating relationships during adolescence, the purpose of the study was to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Dating Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (DAS-A). Participants were 757 high school students (56% girls, ages 15 to 18 years). Adolescents completed the DAS-A, the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SAS-A), a Dating Questionnaire, and the Revised Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II). Factor analysis of the DAS-A yielded a 3-factor solution with acceptable internal consistencies: fear of negative evaluation in dating situations (FNE-Dating); social distress when interacting with real or potential dating partners (SD-Date); and social distress when in a group of mixed-sex peers (SD-Group). Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the 3-factor solution. Results indicated that younger adolescents reported more dating anxiety than older adolescents, and boys reported more SD-Group than girls. Dating anxiety was associated with peer-related anxiety and depressive symptoms and was a significant predictor of adolescents' current and usual dating status, even when controlling for adolescents' peer-related social anxiety. The findings provide support for the reliability and validity of the DAS-A. Clinical and research implications are discussed. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10