The reliability and validity of Turkish version of preschool anxiety scale

The purpose of this study is to adapt a reliable and valid instrument to evaluate the preschool children anxiety levels. The sample was consisted of 311 girls and boys preschool children who attended private kindergartens and 3 public kindergartens from different places in İstanbul. The results of confirmatory factor analysis show that the scale consists of four factors. These factors named respectively "social anxiety", "generalized anxiety", "separation anxiety" and "specific phobia". The Cronbach alpha coefficient was .93 for overall scale and orderly, for social phobia was .84, for generalized anxiety was .83, for separation anxiety was .73 and for specific phobia was .82. Test-retest reliability coefficient was 1 and almost 1 (r≤1) for three months. The scale consists of 30 items constructed in a form of 5 point scale. The results of the study indicated that the scale can be used to measure the preschool children anxiety levels.