Establishing the Psychometric Properties of the Self-Report Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale for Children and Adolescents in a General Population Adolescent Sample

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Eleanor Leigh ◽  
David M. Clark
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Avoidance Performance ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Language Version ◽  
Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale

Abstract. The Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale for Children and Adolescents (LSAS-CA) is a valid and reliable clinician-administered measure of social anxiety symptoms in young people. It has been adapted for self-report completion, and although the psychometric properties of this version of the scale have been examined in Spanish, Hebrew, and French language versions, this has not yet been done for the English language version. In the present study, we examined the factor structure and psychometric properties of the self-report version of the scale (LSAS-CA-SR) in a sample of UK adolescents recruited from schools. The factor structure of the scale was determined in our sample of N = 829; a four-factor structure, with interaction anxiety, interaction avoidance, performance anxiety, and performance-avoidance subscales, provided the best fit to the data. Measurement invariance of the scale was demonstrated across age and gender. Psychometric properties of the scale were sound, with good internal consistency (.88–.97), acceptable test-retest reliability (.45–.57), and evidence for convergent and divergent validity.

Self-report version of the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale: Psychometric properties of the French version.

2012 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Heeren ◽  
Pierre Maurage ◽  
Mandy Rossignol ◽  
Morgane Vanhaelen ◽  
Virginie Peschard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Self Report ◽  
French Version ◽  
Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale

Psychometric properties and three proposed subscales of a self-report version of the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale translated into Hebrew

2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 143-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer B. Levin ◽  
Sofi Marom ◽  
Shay Gur ◽  
Daniel Wechter ◽  
Haggai Hermesh
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale

Factor Structure of the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale for Children and Adolescents

2006 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric A. Storch ◽  
Carrie Masia-Warner ◽  
Amanda D. Heidgerken ◽  
Paige H. Fisher ◽  
Donna B. Pincus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale

Adaptation and initial psychometric study of the self-report version of Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS-SR)

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larissa Forni dos Santos ◽  
Sonia Regina Loureiro ◽  
José Alexandre S. Crippa ◽  
Flávia de Lima Osório
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Psychometric Study ◽  
Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale

The Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale: a comparison of the psychometric properties of self-report and clinician-administered formats

2001 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 1025-1035 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. M. FRESCO ◽  
M. E. COLES ◽  
R. G. HEIMBERG ◽  
M. R. LIEBOWITZ ◽  
S. HAMI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Social Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Subscale Score ◽  
Primary Diagnosis ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale

Background. The clinician-administered version of the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS-CA) is a commonly used assessment device for the evaluation of social anxiety disorder and has been shown to have strong psychometric characteristics. Because of its apparently straightforward rating format and potential savings in time and effort, interest in the use of the LSAS as a self-report (LSAS-SR) measure has increased, and the LSAS-SR has been used in a number of studies. However, the psychometric properties of the LSAS-SR have not been well established.Methods. This study examined the psychometric properties of the LSAS-SR in comparison to the LSAS-CA in a sample of 99 individuals with a primary diagnosis of social anxiety disorder and 53 individuals with no current psychiatric disorder.Results. There was little difference between the two versions of the LSAS on any scale or subscale score. Both forms were internally consistent and the subscale intercorrelations for the two forms were essentially identical. Correlations of each LSAS-SR index with its LSAS-CA counterpart were all highly significant. Finally, the convergent and discriminant validity of the two forms of the LSAS was shown to be strong.Conclusion. Results of this study suggest that the self-report version of the LSAS compares well to the clinician-administered version and may be validly employed in the assessment of social anxiety disorder.

Screening for social anxiety disorder with the self-report version of the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale

2009 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina K. Rytwinski ◽  
David M. Fresco ◽  
Richard G. Heimberg ◽  
Meredith E. Coles ◽  
Michael R. Liebowitz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale

scholarly journals Beyond the interpersonal core of Schizotypal Personality and Autism: Associations between autism and schizotypal traits are not merely due to Social Anxiety.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laiose Barry ◽  
Lily Clint ◽  
Maisey Haigh ◽  
Emma Milton ◽  
Annie Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Clinical Population ◽  
Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Schizotypal Personality ◽  
Autism Quotient ◽  
Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale ◽  
Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Positive Correlations

Several lines of research have established overlap between autistic and schizotypal traits but there have been limited attempts to identify variables that might explain this overlap. As both sets of traits are individually associated with social anxiety, we investigated whether social anxiety traits could explain the overlap between them. To this end, the Autism Quotient (AQ), Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire Brief-Revised (SPQ-BR) and Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale-Self Report (LSAS-SR) were administered to a non-clinical population of 345 adults. Correlational analyses revealed strong, positive correlations between autistic, schizotypal, and social anxiety traits. After controlling for social anxiety, the association between total AQ and SPQ-BR scores remained modest and significant, suggesting that their association is not simply due to a shared association with social anxiety.

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