title: Psychometric properties of the Mini-Social Phobia Inventory (Mini-SPIN) in a large online treatment-seeking sample.
abstract: The Mini-Social Phobia Inventory (Mini-SPIN) is a brief, three-item measure designed as a screening tool for social anxiety disorder (SAD). This study investigated the Mini-SPIN's psychometric properties in a series of trials of Internet-delivered treatment. Participants were 993 people seeking Internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy for a range of anxiety and mood disorders. Participants completed the Mini-SPIN, and were diagnosed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview Version 5.0.0 (MINI). They also completed measures of depression, general anxiety, panic, neuroticism and general impairment. The Mini-SPIN's ability to discriminate between people with and without SAD, within a large sample of people seeking treatment for a range of psychological disorders, was assessed at initial assessment and three-month follow-up. The Mini-SPIN's criterion group validity, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, construct validity and responsiveness to treatment were also examined. Results demonstrated that the Mini-SPIN has an excellent ability to discriminate between those with and without SAD in a highly comorbid clinical sample, and also has good criterion group validity. The Mini-SPIN also exhibited excellent internal consistency, good test-retest reliability, and was responsive to treatment. These results highlight the Mini-SPIN's potential as an efficient and reliable measure of SAD in heterogeneous populations.
authors.affiliation: a eCentreClinic, Department of Psychology , Macquarie University , Sydney , Australia.
authors.forename: Vincent J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Fogliati
authors.affiliation: a eCentreClinic, Department of Psychology , Macquarie University , Sydney , Australia.
authors.forename: Matthew D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Terides
authors.affiliation: a eCentreClinic, Department of Psychology , Macquarie University , Sydney , Australia.
authors.forename: Milena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gandy
authors.affiliation: a eCentreClinic, Department of Psychology , Macquarie University , Sydney , Australia.
authors.forename: Lauren G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Staples
authors.affiliation: a eCentreClinic, Department of Psychology , Macquarie University , Sydney , Australia.
authors.forename: Luke
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.affiliation: a eCentreClinic, Department of Psychology , Macquarie University , Sydney , Australia.
authors.forename: Eyal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karin
authors.affiliation: b Centre for Emotional Health , Macquarie University , Sydney , Australia.
authors.forename: Ronald M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Rapee
authors.affiliation: a eCentreClinic, Department of Psychology , Macquarie University , Sydney , Australia.
authors.forename: Nickolai
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Titov
authors.affiliation: a eCentreClinic, Department of Psychology , Macquarie University , Sydney , Australia.
authors.forename: Blake F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Dear
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Internet-delivered treatments; Social anxiety disorder; cognitive behaviour therapy; diagnostic screening; psychometric properties