A new proposal for the subtypes of social phobia in a sample of Spanish adolescents.
The present study aimed to analyze validity of a new proposal of delimitation and operationalization of the social phobia subtypes in the adolescence. The sample consisted of 971 Spanish adolescents ranged between 14 and 18 years, attending 59 high schools in rural and urban areas of the south-east of Spain. Principal component and cluster analyses were conducted. Results indicated that the principal components analysis revealed two factors, which could be categorized as interaction and performance anxiety, whereas the cluster analysis delimited four subtypes: specific social phobia, mild generalized social phobia, moderate generalized social phobia and severe generalized social phobia. Subsequently, comparisons in psychopathological and demographic variables showed statistically significant differences among the four subtypes. The emerging multidimensional structure was consistent with the differential psychopathological and demographic features of each group. The current study establishes preliminary support for a new proposal of subdivision and operationalization of the construct social phobia in adolescence.
Piqueras
José Antonio
JA
Area of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatments, Health Psychology Department, University of Alicante, Spain. joseantonio.piqueras@ua.es
Olivares
José
J
López-Pina
José Antonio
JA
D000293:Adolescent; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D015897:Comorbidity; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology