Psychometric evaluation of the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents and the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children: construct validity and normative data.
This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SAS-A) and Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children (SPAI-C) in a sample of 1147 adolescents aged 13-17 years. The fit indices of confirmatory factor analyses were comparable to those obtained in prior studies and supported the hypothesized models of the SAS-A and SPAI-C. The internal consistency was good and 12-month test-retest reliability modest for both measures. A significant, positive correlation was found between the SAS-A and SPAI-C, showing that these measures assess related, but relatively independent constructs of social anxiety and phobia. These findings support the use of the SAS-A and SPAI-C with adolescents.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Box 100234, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. estorch@psychiatry.ufl.edu
Eric A
EA
Storch
Carrie
C
Masia-Warner
Heather C
HC
Dent
Jonathan W
JW
Roberti
Paige H
PH
Fisher
D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009519:New York City; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D017678:Sex Distribution