title: Psychometric properties and clinical cut-off scores of the Spanish version of the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents.
abstract: This study examined the reliability and validity evidence drawn from the scores of the Spanish version of the Slovenian-developed Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SASA; Puklek, 1997; Puklek & Vidmar, 2000) using a community sample (Study 1) and a clinical sample (Study 2). Confirmatory factor analysis in Study 1 replicated the 2-factor structure found by the original authors in a sample of Slovenian adolescents. Test-retest reliability was adequate. Furthermore, the SASA correlated significantly with other social anxiety scales, supporting concurrent validity evidence in Spanish adolescents. The results of Study 2 confirmed the correlations between the SASA and other social anxiety measures in a clinical sample. In addition, findings revealed that the SASA can effectively discriminate between adolescents with a clinical diagnosis of social anxiety disorder (SAD) and those without this disorder. Finally, cut-off scores for the SASA are provided for Spanish adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Jaen, Spain. ljgarlo@cop.es
authors.forename: Luis J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Garcia-Lopez
authors.forename: Cándido J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Inglés
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: García-Fernández
authors.forename: María D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Hidalgo
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bermejo
authors.forename: Melita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Puklek Levpušček
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D044465:White People