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ArticlePloS one2021

Portuguese validation of the Adult Separation Anxiety-Questionnaire (ASA-27).

Antonio Ruiz-García, Óliver Jiménez, Davinia María Resurrección, Marco Ferreira, José Reis-Jorge, Javier Fenollar-Cortés

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Antonio Ruiz-GarcíaDepartment of Psychology, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain.
Óliver JiménezDepartment of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment, Faculty of Psychology, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0314-8396
Davinia María ResurrecciónDepartment of Psychology, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Seville, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0046-8020
Marco FerreiraInstituto Superior de Educação e Ciências, ISEC Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-5547-4188
José Reis-JorgeInstituto Superior de Educação e Ciências, ISEC Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-8031-600X
Javier Fenollar-CortésDepartment of Psychology, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Seville, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6154-8836

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Abstract

Adult separation anxiety disorder (ASAD) is characterized by developmentally inappropriate and excessive fear or anxiety concerning separation from those to whom the individual is attached. Despite the high rates of this diagnosis among Portuguese adults, there is a lack of measures to assess it. In this study, we assessed the psychometric properties of a Portuguese adaptation of the Adult Separation Anxiety questionnaire (ASA-27) on a sample of 267 adults (72.7% women) aged 18-80 years (M = 40.5, SD = 13.1). Factor structure, internal consistency, and convergence validity were examined. This study confirmed the single-factor structure of the Portuguese version of ASA-27. Consistency was high for the total sample (ω = .92) and by gender (ω = .93 and 92, men and women groups, respectively). The scale was positively related to the Portuguese version of State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) (r = .57, p< .001, for both State and trait anxiety scales) and Composite Codependency Scale total score (r = .29, p< .001). In addition, the ASA-27 total score showed incremental validity in the explanation of anxiety measured by STAI. In conclusion, results show that the Portuguese version of the ASA-27 is a reliable and valid measure of ASAD.

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AdultAgedAnxietyAnxiety DisordersAnxiety, SeparationFemaleHumansLanguageMaleMiddle AgedPortugalPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and Questionnaires

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