title: Convergent, discriminant, and criterion-related validity of the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory.
abstract: The psychometric properties of the Social Phobia Anxiety Inventory (SPAI) were assessed in a sample of participants who either had a primary diagnosis of social phobia or were normal volunteers. Positive evidence was obtained on the SPAI's concurrent and predictive convergent validity: it was significantly correlated with other measures of social anxiety obtained from self-report questionnaires of social impairment and with behavioral assessment measures administered in conjunction with a conversation role-play, including measures of negative thinking, subjective anxiety, and self-perceived skill and apparent nervousness. Discriminant validity was demonstrated by the SPAI's significantly stronger relationship with public than private self-consciousness. There was no overlap in SPAI scores in the normal volunteer and socially phobic groups, demonstrating criterion-related validity.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Rodebaugh
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Chambless
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Terrill
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Floyd
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uhde
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D012917:Social Adjustment