The SPAIC-11 and SPAICP-11: Two brief child- and parent-rated measures of social anxiety.
The Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children-11 (SPAIC-11) and Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children's Parents-11 (SPAICP-11) were developed as brief versions of the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory--Child and Parent Versions via item response theory (IRT) using child and parent reports of social anxiety. A sample of 496 children was analyzed using IRT analyses, revealing 11 items that exhibit measurement equivalence across parent and child reports. Descriptive and psychometric data are provided for the child, parent, and combined total scores. Discriminant validity was demonstrated using logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic curve analyses. The SPAIC-11 and SPAICP-11 are psychometrically sound measures that are able to measure social anxiety invariantly across children and their parents. These brief measures which include combined parent and child perception of the child's social anxiety may provide notable benefits to clinical research.
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States; Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States. Electronic address: bunnellb@musc.edu.
Brian E
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Bunnell
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States. Electronic address: Deborah.Beidel@ucf.edu.
Deborah C
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Beidel
American Institutes for Research, Washington, DC, United States. Electronic address: liwenliu36@gmail.com.
Liwen
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Liu
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States. Electronic address: Dana.Joseph@ucf.edu.
Dana L
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Joseph
University of Hawai'i at Hilo, Hilo, HI, United States. Electronic address: higac@hawaii.edu.
Charmaine
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Higa-McMillan
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D010555:Personality Inventory; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011594:Psychometrics; D012372:ROC Curve; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
Assessment; Child; Parent; Phobia; Social Anxiety