title: The Social Interaction Phobia Scale: Continued support for the psychometric validity of the SIPS using clinical and non-clinical samples.
abstract: The present study sought to extend findings supporting the psychometric validity of a promising measure of social anxiety (SA) symptoms, the Social Interaction Phobia Scale (SIPS; Carleton et al., 2009). Analyses were conducted using three samples: social anxiety disorder (SAD) patients, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) patients, and healthy controls. SIPS scores of SAD patients demonstrated internal consistency and construct validity, and the previously demonstrated three-factor structure of the SIPS was replicated. Further, the SIPS total score uniquely predicted SA symptoms, and SIPS scores were significantly higher for SAD patients than GAD patients or controls. Two cut-off scores that discriminated SAD patients from GAD patients and from healthy controls were identified. The current study is the first to replicate the SIPS three-factor model in a large, treatment-seeking sample of SAD patients and establish a cut-off score discriminating SAD from GAD patients. Findings support the SIPS as a valid, SAD-specific assessment instrument.
authors: Laboratory for the Study and Prevention of Sexual Assault, Department of Psychology, Ohio University, United States. Electronic address: ar377209@ohio.edu.
authors: Alison R
authors: AR
authors: Menatti
authors: Center for Evaluation and Treatment of Anxiety, Department of Psychology, Ohio University, United States. Electronic address: weeksj@ohio.edu.
authors: Justin W
authors: JW
authors: Weeks
authors: Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Canada. Electronic address: nick.carleton@uregina.ca.
authors: R Nicholas
authors: RN
authors: Carleton
authors: Adult Anxiety Clinic of Temple, Department of Psychology, Temple University, United States. Electronic address: asmorrison@temple.edu.
authors: Amanda S
authors: AS
authors: Morrison
authors: Adult Anxiety Clinic of Temple, Department of Psychology, Temple University, United States. Electronic address: heimberg@temple.edu.
authors: Richard G
authors: RG
authors: Heimberg
authors: Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, United States. Electronic address: dhope1@unl.edu.
authors: Debra A
authors: DA
authors: Hope
authors: New York State Psychiatric Institute, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, United States. Electronic address: cblanco@nyspi.columbia.edu.
authors: Carlos
authors: C
authors: Blanco
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, United States. Electronic address: fschneier@nyspi.cpmc.columbia.edu.
authors: Franklin R
authors: FR
authors: Schneier
authors: New York State Psychiatric Institute, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, United States. Electronic address: mrliebowitz@yahoo.com.
authors: Michael R
authors: MR
authors: Liebowitz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Anxiety; Fear of public scrutiny; Psychometric characteristics; Social anxiety disorder; Social interaction anxiety; Social phobia