Translation, adaptation and evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Arousal Predisposition Scale in children and adolescents

• Autor(a) principal: Campos, Ana Carolina Brunatto Falchetti
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Silva, Nanucha Teixeira da, Coren, Stanley, Heldt, Elizeth
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Baiana de Saúde Pública (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbsp.sesab.ba.gov.br/index.php/rbsp/article/view/3026
• topic: Arousal; Estudos de validação; Comportamento; Saúde pública; Validação de instrumentos; compotamento; saúde mental infantil; saúde pública; Arousal; Estudios de validación; Comportamiento; Salud pública; Arousal; Validation studies; Behavior; Public health

Arousal Predisposition Scale (APS) is a 12-item instrument designed to measure the arousal level of an individual. Translated into Brazilian Portuguese arousal means excitement, that is, the body’s response to an external stimulus or environmental stress. The scale aims to address arousal as a predisposition or individual characteristic of excitement when facing an environmental stressor. Hence, this study sought to translate, adapt, and evaluate the psychometric properties of the APS for children and adolescents. Data was collected from 189 students, of all genders, from public schools, aged 10 to 17 years. The research was divided into two stages: first, the cross-cultural adaptation, followed by the evaluation of the psychometric properties in the final version. Results showed an acceptable internal consistency of the items for the pre-adolescent and adolescent groups (Cronbach’s alpha > 0.700). The findings presented no significant difference between full-scale test-retest means and a significant moderate to strong correlation of criterion validity. The APS was translated, adapted and validated in Brazil for the 11-year-old age group. APS should be used by different health and education sectors in primary and secondary schools to help identify early behavioral problems.