The Mini-Social Phobia Inventory: psychometric properties in an adolescent general population sample

Abstract Background Understanding and utilizing health information has become increasingly demanding whereby people's health literacy becomes important. European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q16) measures health literacy (HL). We aimed to study the psychometric properties of the Danish version in the general population and a population with coronary artery disease. Methods A national, cross-sectional survey of individuals from the general Danish population and patients with Myocardial Infarction (MI) was conducted. The general population sample consisted of 7,653 individuals. The MI sample of 4,440 individuals had previously been hospitalized with MI. To assess the influence of large sample sizes, we examined five randomly drawn subsamples of 500 from each population. The Rasch analysis was conducted using RUMM-2030 consisting of inspection of unidimensionality, local dependency, Differential item Functioning (DIF), and item fit. Results The results are preliminary and analyses still ongoing. The HLS-EU-Q16 did not fit the Rasch model, neither for the total sample, subsamples, the general population sample, nor for the MI sample. For the MI sample, there were signs of local dependence and item 6 had the largest item misfit. DIF was observed for item 6 and 7 (age and gender). The general population sample also showed signs of local dependence, and item 1 indicated the largest item misfit. DIF was observed for item 1 (age) and item 1, 7, 8, 13 and 16 (gender). Conclusions The Danish version of HLS-EU-Q16 did not fit the Rasch model neither in the general population sample nor for the MI sample. Our large population-based study indicated scalability problems of the HLS-EU-Q16. The validation procedure is a step on the path to ensure the use of valid measures of HL in both populations and patient groups to support the raising awareness of HL as a necessary element to ensure equity in our health system and thereby initiating an urgent public health activity. Key messages We studied the construct validity of the Danish version of the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire HLS-EU-Q16 with a Rasch model. Our large population-based study indicate problems with the psychometric properties of the current Danish version of the HLS-EU-Q16.

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Psychometric Properties of the Medical Outcome Study Social Support Survey with a General Population Sample of Undergraduate Students

Social Indicators Research ◽

10.1007/s11205-013-0277-z ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 116 (1) ◽

pp. 185-197 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Barbara Giangrasso ◽

Silvia Casale

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

General Population ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Population Sample ◽

Medical Outcome Study ◽

Outcome Study ◽

Medical Outcome ◽

General Population Sample

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Psychometric properties of Persian version of Cognitive Behavioural Avoidance Scale: results from student, general population and clinical samples in Iran

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy ◽

10.1017/s1352465820000247 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 48 (6) ◽

pp. 705-716

Author(s):

Reza Moloodi ◽

Keith Dobson ◽

Ladan Fata ◽

Abbas Pourshahbaz ◽

Parvaneh Mohammadkhani ◽

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Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

General Population ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Clinical Sample ◽

Population Sample ◽

Clinical Samples ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

General Population Sample ◽

Student Sample ◽

Persian Version

AbstractBackground:There is no published evidence about the psychometric properties of the Cognitive Behavioral Avoidance Scale (CBAS) in Eastern cultures.Aims:The current research evaluated the psychometric properties of a Persian version of the CBAS.Method:The research consisted of two studies. In Study 1, a university student sample (n = 702) completed the CBAS, the Beck Depression Inventory-II, the Thought Control Questionnaire and the Anxious Thoughts Inventory. In Study 2, a general population sample (n = 384) and a clinical sample (n = 152) completed the CBAS, the Young Compensation Inventory and the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale-21.Results:Exploratory factor analysis of the data from Study 1 suggested a four-factor solution for CBAS. The CBAS had acceptable internal consistency and test–re-test reliability, and showed significant correlations with depression symptoms and anxious thoughts. Confirmatory factor analysis of the data from Study 2 indicated good fit between the four-factor model and data. The CBAS had a significant relationship with depression, anxiety and stress symptoms, but no associations with schema compensatory behaviour strategy. Finally, the CBAS and its subscales successfully distinguished a clinical sample from a general population sample.Conclusions:The findings provide preliminary evidence for reliability and validity of the CBAS among Iranian student, general population and clinical samples.

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Psychometric Properties of the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children (SPAI-C)

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759/a000090 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 51-59 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Anna Ogliari ◽

Simona Scaini ◽

Michael J. Kofler ◽

Valentina Lampis ◽

Annalisa Zanoni ◽

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Keyword(s):

General Population ◽

Social Phobia ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Emotional Disorders ◽

Child Anxiety ◽

Self Report ◽

Public Performance ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

The Social ◽

General Populations

Reliable and valid self-report questionnaires could be useful as initial screening instruments for social phobia in both clinical settings and general populations. The present study investigates the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children (SPAI-C) in a sample of 228 children from the Italian general population aged 8 to 11. The children were asked to complete the Italian version of the SPAI-C and the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) questionnaire. Confirmatory factor analyses revealed that social phobia can be conceptualized as a unitary construct consisting of five distinct but interrelated symptom clusters named Assertiveness, General Conversation, Physical/Cognitive Symptoms, Avoidance, and Public Performance. Internal consistency of the SPAI-C total scores and two subscales was good; correlations between SPAI-C total scores and SCARED total scores/subscales ranged from moderate to high (Generalized Anxiety Disorder, for social phobia), with the SCARED Social Phobia subscale as the best predictor of SPAI-C total scores. The results indicate that the SPAI-C is a reliable and sensitive instrument suitable for identifying Social Phobia in the young Italian general population.

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