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Despite its high lifetime prevalence, adult SEPAD often remains undetected due to a\u00a0lack of diagnostic tools in multiple languages. The Adult Separation Anxiety Questionnaire (ASA-27) is a\u00a0key instrument for assessing symptoms of SEPAD in adults. However, no validated German version is available.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study addressed the translation and validation of the ASA-27 in a\u00a0German-speaking population to introduce the first German questionnaire assessing SEPAD.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A\u00a0consecutive forward and backward translation was conducted. Reliability and validity of the German ASA-27 against several established anxiety-related psychometric scores were assessed in a\u00a0large sample of 1520 healthy participants.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Results revealed robust internal consistency (Cronbach\u2019s \u03b1\u202f=\u20090.87) and a\u00a0factor structure explaining 49.7% of variations in answers. Concurrent validity was confirmed through significant correlations with established anxiety measures. 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