Measuring Social Anxiety in 11 Countries

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vicente E. Caballo ◽  
Isabel C. Salazar ◽  
María Jesús Irurtia ◽  
Benito Arias ◽  
Stefan G. Hofmann
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Phobia ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Data Collection Process ◽  
The Social ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Anxiety Questionnaire

This paper reports on two studies conducted to develop and validate a new self-report measure of social phobia/anxiety – the Social Anxiety Questionnaire for Adults (SAQ-A) (Cuestionario de ansiedad social para adultos, CASO-A). A diary-item recording procedure was used to generate the initial pool of items. In Study 1, data from 12,144 participants provided 6 factors with moderate intercorrelations. Estimates of internal consistency reliability were adequate (range = .86 to .92) for the 6 factors included in the final confirmatory factor analysis. In Study 2, data provided by 10,118 nonclinical participants were used to explore preliminary reliability and validity estimates for a revised version of the SAQ-A – the Social Anxiety Questionnaire for Adults Revised (SAQ-AR). Approximately 106 researchers from 10 Latin American countries and Spain contributed to this data collection process. Specific comments are made on the structure of the new questionnaire as regards some commonly-used self-report measures of social phobia/anxiety.

Psychometric Properties of the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children in a Spanish Sample

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 961-969 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Olivares ◽  
Raquel Sánchez-García ◽  
José Antonio López-Pina ◽  
Ana Isabel Rosa-Alcázar
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Phobia ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Public Performance ◽  
Structure Reliability ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Encounters ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

The objectives of the present study were to adapt and analyze the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children (SPAI-C; Beidel, Turner, & Morris, 1995) in a Spanish population. The SPAI-C was applied to a sample of 1588 children and adolescents with ages ranging from 10 to 17 years. The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) showed a four-factor structure: Public performance, Assertiveness, Fear and avoidance/escape in social encounters, and Cognitive and psychophysiological interferences. Internal consistency was high (.90) and test-retest reliability was moderate (.56). Significant differences were found in the variables sex and age, although the effect size was small in both variables and their interaction. Overall, the increase of the age value was inversely proportional to that of social anxiety measured with the SPAI-C; in participants of the same age, values were higher for girls than for boys. Results suggest that the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory For Children is a valid and reliable instrument to assess social anxiety in Spanish children and adolescents.

scholarly journals Reliability and Validity Studies of Externality of Happiness Scale Among Turkish Adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (14) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murat Yildirim ◽  
Ufuk Barmanpek ◽  
Ahmad A. H. Farag
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Incremental Value ◽  
Future Clinical Practice ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Fear Of Happiness

Externality of happiness is a psychological construct that refers to the degree to which individuals perceive their level of happiness as beyond their control and mostly dependent to external factors. The aim of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the Externality of Happiness scale (EOH) among a Turkish adult sample. A total of 230 participants (152 males and 78 females; mean age = 37.8 years, SD = 9.1) completed self-report measures of externality of happiness, life satisfaction, flouring, self-esteem, and fear of happiness. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis supported a one-factor structure for the EOH. The EOH was found to be negatively correlated with life satisfaction, flourishing, and self-esteem and positively correlated with fear of happiness. The scale also showed incremental value over self-esteem in predicting life satisfaction. Furthermore, the scale was found to be discriminated from fear of happiness. Moreover, evidence was provided for internal-consistency reliability. Overall, the findings suggested that Turkish version of EOH had adequate reliability and validity scores and that it can be used as a useful measurement tool to assess externality of happiness beliefs in future clinical practice and research.

Factor Structure of the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children in an Irish Adolescent Population

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 346-351
Author(s):  
Amanda Fitzgerald ◽  
Caroline Rawdon ◽  
Claire O’Rourke ◽  
Barbara Dooley
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Phobia ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Public Performance ◽  
Dsm 5 ◽  
The Social ◽  
Adolescent Sample ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Social Encounters

Abstract. The Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children (SPAI-C) is a 26-item, empirically derived, self-report measure, which assesses symptoms of social phobia based on DSM-IV criteria. Previous studies have examined the factor structure of the SPAI-C and suggested three-, four-, and five-factor models. However, differences in the underlying factor structures reported may be due to misuse of analytic methods or use of mixed samples, rather than meaningful differences in the underlying presentation of social anxiety. We tested all previously published factor structures in an Irish community-based adolescent sample. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and DSM-5 criteria supported the five-factor structure proposed by Aune, Stiles, and Svarva (2008) including Assertiveness, Physical/Cognitive Symptoms, Public Performance, Social Encounters, and Avoidance factors. Findings suggest that the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children (SPAI-C) is relevant to DSM-5 criteria for social anxiety disorder (SAD) and is appropriate for use with older adolescents outside of the USA.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Relationship between Social Phobia and Creative Thinking and Problem Solving of the Teenage Girls

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Azar Farhadi Afshar
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Phobia ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Teenage Girls ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Relationship

Social anxiety is one of the common problems of the students. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between social phobia and creative thinking and problem solving of the teenage girls in a sample of the students in Sirjan city. This is a relationship research. To this end, 250 male and female students were selected through cluster random sampling. For data collection, Creativity Test (CT), problem solving methods questionnaire, and social phobia inventory were used that had acceptable reliability and validity. For statistical analysis, the mean and standard deviation were used for descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation and multiple regressions were used for inferential statistics. The results showed that all styles of problem solving and creativity R2=0.17 explain the variance of the social anxiety. Accordingly, it can be concluded that problem solving styles and creativity are can significantly explain social anxiety of the students.

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of the Chinese version of the 20-item Prosopagnosia Index (PI20)

2021 ◽  
Vol 271 ◽  
pp. 01036
Author(s):  
Wen Sun ◽  
Yuzheng Wang ◽  
Jinyan Wang ◽  
Fei Luo
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Self Report ◽  
The Social ◽  
Empathy Quotient ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Standardized Measurement ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Prosopagnosia, also known as facial blindness, has attracted wide attention in the social field in recent years. However, it mainly depends on the self-report of the chief complaint in the actual diagnosis. In addition, there is a lack of standardized measurement basis, which brings a lot of inconvenience to the patients themselves and follow-up researchers. In this study, we tested the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of 20 - item prosopagnosia index (PI-20). 647 young people aged 18-45 filled in PI-20, the adult autistic quotient scale, the empathy quotient questionnaire, and completed the retest one month later. Results showed that the PI-20 has good internal consistency reliability, test-retest reliability, and has good validity. In addition, confirmatory factor analysis shows that the model can well fit the data of Chinese population and can be used for large-scale measurement. The Chinese version PI-20 is a reliable measurement for prosopagnosia.

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of an innovative self-report measure: The Social Anxiety Questionnaire for adults.

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 997-1012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vicente E. Caballo ◽  
◽  
Benito Arias ◽  
Isabel C. Salazar ◽  
María Jesús Irurtia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Self Report ◽  
The Social ◽  
Report Measure ◽  
Anxiety Questionnaire

The Social Phobia Inventory: Screening and Cross-Cultural Validation in Spanish Adolescents

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 970-980 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Joaquín Garcia-Lopez ◽  
Rosa Mª Bermejo ◽  
Mª Dolores Hidalgo
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Phobia ◽  
Social Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Screening Tool ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Principal Diagnosis ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
The Social

Availability of brief, self-report measures to be used as screening instruments is crucial to detect correctly youth with social anxiety disorder and therefore, reach those otherwise under-detected and under-treated. A previous study revealed that the Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN) was potentially an appropriate measure for screening social anxiety among US adolescents. However, there is a lack of information concerning its properties as a screening test in other cultures and languages. This is the main objective of this study, although further validity of the scale is provided as well. The sample consisted of 192 adolescents (a sample composed of 114 subjects with a principal diagnosis of social anxiety disorder; and a group consisting of 78 subjects with no diagnosis of social phobia). Results suggest that the Social Phobia Inventory has demonstrated good psychometric properties and indeed may be used as a screening tool in Spanish-speaking adolescents.

The Social Anxiety Questionnaire for Children: Cross-Cultural Assessment with a New Self-Report Measure

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 695-709 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vicente E. Caballo ◽  
◽  
Isabel C. Salazar ◽  
Benito Arias ◽  
Marta Calderero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Self Report ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cultural Assessment ◽  
Report Measure ◽  
Anxiety Questionnaire

Psychometric Update of the Social Anxiety Screening Scale (SASS/EDAS) in a Spanish Adolescent Population

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 977-989 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Antonio Piqueras ◽  
José Olivares ◽  
María Dolores Hidalgo ◽  
Pablo Vera-Villarroel ◽  
Juan Carlos Marzo
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Temporal Stability ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
The Social ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Anxiety Screening ◽  
Future Work ◽  
Screening Scale

The aim of this work was to update the validation of the Social Anxiety Screening Scale (SASS/EDAS) in a sample of Spanish adolescents. To achieve this, one study with a sample of 1489 students in secondary education, of ages 14 to 17 years, were carried out. The psychometric properties of EDAS were examined through confirmatory factor analysis, reliability (Cronbach's alpha), temporal stability (test-retest), and concurrent criterion validity. The results supported the three-independent-factor structure (avoidance, distress and interference), that showed best fit indices compared to alternative models. They also showed that the scores of participants on EDAS scales were reliable in terms of internal consistency (α > .80) and moderately reliable concerning temporal stability (r= .48-.60) over a five-week period. The correlations between the EDAS factors and other social anxiety measures were positive and significant. Data provide empirical evidence of the estimation of reliability and validity of this scale. Future work should extend the validation of the EDAS in clinical samples.

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