The Social Thoughts and Beliefs Scale: a new inventory for assessing cognitions in social phobia.
Development and initial psychometric features of a new inventory to assess cognitions associated with social phobia are described. The Social Thoughts and Beliefs Scale (STABS) is designed to assess cognitions in individuals with social phobia. In the 1st study, an initial pool of 45 items was reduced to 21. In the 2nd study, psychometric features of the scale were examined in a sample of individuals with social phobia, other anxiety disorders, and no psychiatric disorder. Total scores and two factor scores significantly differentiated individuals with social phobia from those in the other groups and were found to have adequate test-retest reliability and internal consistency. Potential usefulness of the STABS for assessing cognitions associated with social phobia is discussed.
Maryland Center for Anxiety Disorders, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742-4411, USA. Turner@psyc.umd.edu
Samuel M
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Turner
Michael R
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Johnson
Deborah C
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Beidel
Nancy A
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Heiser
R Bruce
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Lydiard
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results