Further study of the psychometric qualities of a brief screening tool for social phobia (MINI-SPIN) applied to clinical and nonclinical samples.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to further assess the psychometric qualities of the Mini-Social Phobia Inventory (MS) to screen for social anxiety disorder (SAD).


METHODS
The MS and other self- and clinician-rated scales for anxiety and social anxiety were applied in 2,314 university students and in samples of SAD patients (n = 88) and nonpatients (n = 90).


RESULTS
The MS revealed adequate discriminative validity, internal consistency (α= 0.49-0.73), convergent validity with the Social Phobia Inventory, Brief Social Phobia Scale, and Self-Statements During Public Speaking Scale and convergent and divergent validity with the Beck Anxiety Inventory.


CONCLUSIONS
The MS has shown to be a fast and efficient screening instrument for SAD in different cultures and contexts.
Osório
Flávia de Lima
Fde L
Department of Neurosciences and Behavior, Faculty of Medicine, Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo and INCT Translational Medicine, Brazil.
Crippa
José Alexandre S
JA
Loureiro
Sonia Regina
SR
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results