Psychometric properties of the Youth Anxiety Measure for DSM-5, Part I (YAM-5-I) in a community sample of Spanish-speaking adolescents.

•There is a lack of information on brief scales aligned with the latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).•YAM-5-I could successfully evaluate youth anxiety symptomatology according to the new diagnostic criteria of DSM-5 (except for specific phobia).•Findings reveal that YAM-5 can be administered as a screening tool for young people.