title: Validation and Diagnostic Efficiency of the Mini-SPIN in Spanish-Speaking Adolescents.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) is one of the most common mental disorders in adolescence. Many validated psychometric tools are available to diagnose individuals with SAD efficaciously. However, there is a demand for shortened self-report instruments that identify adolescents at risk of developing SAD. We validate the Mini-SPIN and its diagnostic efficiency in overcoming this problem in Spanish-speaking adolescents in Spain.
  
  
  METHODS
  The psychometric properties of the 3-item Mini-SPIN scale for adolescents were assessed in a community (study 1) and clinical sample (study 2).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Study 1 consisted of 573 adolescents, and found the Mini-SPIN to have appropriate internal consistency and high construct validity. Study 2 consisted of 354 adolescents (147 participants diagnosed with SAD and 207 healthy controls). Data revealed that the Mini-SPIN has good internal consistency, high construct validity and adequate diagnostic efficiency.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our findings suggest that the Mini-SPIN has good psychometric properties on clinical and healthy control adolescents and general population, which indicates that it can be used as a screening tool in Spanish-speaking adolescents. Cut-off scores are provided.
authors: University of Jaen, Jaen, Spain.
authors: LuisJoaquín
authors: L
authors: Garcia-Lopez
authors: University of Jaen, Jaen, Spain; University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors: Harry T A
authors: HT
authors: Moore
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011581:Psychological Tests; D013030:Spain