title: Scoring error of social avoidance and distress scale and its psychometric implications.
abstract: An error in the scoring instructions of the Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (SAD), one of the most popular instruments to measure social anxiety, is discussed.
authors.forename: Stefan G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Hofmann
authors.forename: Patricia Marten
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: DiBartolo
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Holaway
authors.forename: Richard G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Heimberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety; D015982:Bias; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012107:Research Design / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires