title: Parental assessment of childhood social phobia: psychometric properties of the social phobia and anxiety inventory for children-parent report.
abstract: Validity and parent-child agreement of the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children-Parent Report (SPAI-C-P) were examined in a racially diverse sample of 158 students in Grades 5 through 8 (87 girls; ages 10 to 14; M = 11.53) and their caregivers. Children completed the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children (SPAI-C), and caregivers completed the SPAI-C-P and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). The SPAI-C-P demonstrated good internal consistency and was significantly correlated with child self-reported social anxiety. Confirmatory factor analysis supported a 3-factor model over a 5-factor model, and concurrent validity was evidenced. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA. higac@hawaii.edu
authors.forename: Charmaine K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Higa
authors.forename: Shantel N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: Brad J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Bruce F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Chorpita
authors.forename: Eric L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Daleiden
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006254:Hawaii; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012737:Sex Factors