scholarly journals Reliability of the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory (SPAI) Portuguese version in a heterogeneous sample of Brazilian university students

2005 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrícia Picon ◽  
Gabriel J C Gauer ◽  
Vânia N Hirakata ◽  
Lourdes M Haggsträm ◽  
Deborah C Beidel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Social Phobia ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Temporal Stability ◽  
Data Entry ◽  
Test Reliability ◽  
Brazilian Sample ◽  
Portuguese Version ◽  
The Social

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate internal consistency and temporal stability trough test re-test reliability of the Portuguese version of the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory (SPAI) in a heterogeneous Brazilian sample. METHODS: After informed consent, the translated and adapted version of the SPAI Portuguese was tested and re-tested at a 14-day interval in a sample of 225 university students, both genders, from 4 different undergraduate courses. After double data entry, statistical analysis included Cronbach's alphas, Pearson and intra-class correlation coefficients. RESULTS: The studied sample consisted of 213 students from 4 sub-samples: 95 law students, 31 social communication students, 54 civil engineering students and 33 dental medicine students. The mean age was 23 (±6) years and 110 (51.6%) were female. The Cronbach' alpha was 0.96, no difference for both genders. The differential (total) score of the SPAI Portuguese showed Pearson coefficient 0.83 (95% CI 0.78-0.87) and Intra-class coefficient 0.83 (95% CI 0.78-0.86). There was no statistical difference in Pearson coefficients between genders (p = 0.121) and the 4 sub-samples (p = 0.258). CONCLUSION: The results do not ensure validity, however, the SPAI Portuguese version presented a good content homogeneity with satisfactory level of internal consistency. The temporal stability evaluated was substantial. The results showed that the Portuguese SPAI presents perfectly acceptable reliability for both genders and suggest that it can be used in Brazilian populations

scholarly journals Cross- cultural validation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN): study of the items and internal consistency

2008 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flávia de Lima Osório ◽  
José Alexandre S. Crippa ◽  
Sonia Regina Loureiro
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Social Phobia ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Portuguese Version ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cultural Validation

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the present study was to carry out the cross- cultural validation for Brazilian Portuguese of the Social Phobia Inventory, an instrument for the evaluation of fear, avoidance and physiological symptoms associated with social anxiety disorder. METHOD: The process of translation and adaptation involved four bilingual professionals, appreciation and approval of the back- translation by the authors of the original scale, a pilot study with 30 Brazilian university students, and appreciation by raters who confirmed the face validity of the Portuguese version, which was named " Inventário de Fobia Social" . As part of the psychometric study of the Social Phobia Inventory, analysis of the items and evaluation of the internal consistency of the instrument were performed in a study conducted on 2314 university students. RESULTS: The results demonstrated that item 11, related to the fear of public speaking, was the most frequently scored item. The correlation of the items with the total score was quite adequate, ranging from 0.44 to 0.71, as was the internal consistency, which ranged from 0.71 to 0.90. DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION: The authors conclude that the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Social Phobia Inventory proved to be adequate regarding the psychometric properties initially studied, with qualities quite close to those of the original study. Studies that will evaluate the remaining indicators of validity of the Social Phobia Inventory in clinical and non-clinical samples are considered to be opportune and necessary.

scholarly journals The Portuguese language version of social phobia and Anxiety Inventory: analysis of items and internal consistency in a Brazilian sample of 1,014 undergraduate students

2006 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrícia Picon ◽  
Gabriel J. Chittó Gauer ◽  
Jandyra M. G. Fachel ◽  
Deborah C. Beidel ◽  
Ana C. Seganfredo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Phobia ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Inventory Analysis ◽  
Language Version ◽  
Brazilian Sample ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Item Content ◽  
Student’S T

OBJECTIVE: Theoretical and empirical analysis of items and internal consistency of the Portuguese-language version of Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory (SPAI-Portuguese). METHODS: Social phobia experts conducted a 45-item content analysis of the SPAI-Portuguese administered to a sample of 1,014 university students. Item discrimination was evaluated by Student's t test; interitem, mean and item-to-total correlations, by Pearson coefficient; reliability was estimated by Cronbach's alpha. RESULTS: There was 100% agreement among experts concerning the 45 items. On the SPAI-Portuguese 43 items were discriminative (p < 0.05). A few inter-item correlations between both subscales were below 0.2. The mean inter-item correlations were: 0.41 on social phobia subscale; 0.32 on agoraphobia subscale and 0.32 on the SPAI-Portuguese. Item-to-total correlations were all higher then 0.3 (p < 0.001). Cronbach's alphas were: 0.95 on the SPAI-Portuguese; 0.96 on social phobia subscale; 0.85 on agoraphobia subscale. CONCLUSION: The 45-item content analysis revealed appropriateness concerning the underlying construct of the SPAI-Portuguese (social phobia, agoraphobia) with good discriminative capacity on 43 items. The mean inter-item correlations and reliability coefficients demonstrated the SPAI-Portuguese and subscales internal consistency and multidimensionality. No item was suppressed in the SPAI-Portuguese but the authors suggest that a shortened SPAI, in its different versions, could be an even more useful tool for research settings in social phobia.

scholarly journals Validation and Adaptation of the Academic-Resilience Scale in the Spanish Context

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 3779 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rubén Trigueros ◽  
Ana M. Magaz-González ◽  
Marta García-Tascón ◽  
Antonio Alias ◽  
José M. Aguilar-Parra
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
University Students ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Temporal Stability ◽  
Academic Resilience ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Factorial Structure ◽  
Resilience Scale

The aim of this study was to validate and adapt the academic-resilience scale in the Spanish context. The study involved 2967 university students aged 18–33 (Mean, M = 23.65; Standard Deviation, SD = 2.57) from several universities in Andalusia (Spain). Exploratory and confirmatory factorial analyses revealed adequate adjustment rates for the new version of the scale showing the factorial structure invariant with respect to that generated. Three factors that integrate the scale obtained high correlation, internal consistency, and temporal stability. The Spanish version of the academic-resilience scale was shown to have adequate psychometric properties to measure academic resilience in the Spanish university context.

Social Fears in Adolescence

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Cunha ◽  
José Pinto Gouveia ◽  
Maria do Céu Salvador
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Phobia ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Temporal Stability ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
General Anxiety ◽  
Development Factor ◽  
The Social ◽  
Valid Instrument

This study describes the development, factor structure, psychometric properties, and validity of the Social Anxiety and Avoidance Scale for Adolescents (SAASA). Two subscales assessing discomfort and avoidance of typical social situations faced by adolescents constitute the SAASA. Both subscales revealed good internal consistency and temporal stability. Convergent validity was determined comparing the Social Anxiety and Avoidance Scale for Adolescents (SAASA) scores to Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents scores (SAS-A), scores for general anxiety (Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale, RCMAS), and scores for depression (Children’s Depression Inventory, CDI) . Confirmatory factor analyses supported six distinct factors revealing different dimensions of social fears. The SAASA effectively discriminated between adolescents with social phobia with and without comorbid diagnoses, and adolescents with social phobia from adolescents with other anxiety disorders or without any disorder. These results suggest that the SAASA is a valid instrument to use in the clinical assessment and research on adolescent social phobia.

The Fear Questionnaire

1988 ◽  
Vol 153 (5) ◽  
pp. 659-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florence J. Van Zuuren
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Phobia ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Special Interest ◽  
Meaningful Information ◽  
Dutch Translation ◽  
The Social

In order to assess some psychometric properties of Marks & Mathews' (1979) short Fear Questionnaire, a Dutch translation of this form was administered to 143 phobic outpatients: 100 women and 43 men. There was a special interest in assessing validity by comparing the scores of agoraphobics, social phobics and simple phobics. The findings were that all scales have sufficient internal consistency, although the Total Phobia scale does not seem to add meaningful information to its subscales. Most scales are significantly related to neuroticism, and the Social Phobia subscale is strongly related to social anxiety. The Agoraphobia and Social Phobia subscales discriminate between categories of phobics in the expected way. For the Blood/Injury subscale the relevant comparisons could not be made. The data presented in this study can be used to develop FQ norms for phobic patients.

A Scale for Measuring Students' Anti-Intellectualism

2001 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 387-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin E. Eigenberger ◽  
Karen A. Sealander
Keyword(s):  
Social Desirability ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Five Factor Model ◽  
Temporal Stability ◽  
Test Reliability ◽  
Factorial Structure ◽  
Response Set ◽  
Unidimensional Structure ◽  
Item Scale

Two studies were conducted which report the development and testing of the Student Anti-Intellectualism Scale, designed as a measure of anti-intellectual attitudes in students enrolled in higher education. The first study analyzed an initial 25-item scale to assess internal consistency and factorial structure. The second study examining a final version of the scale was conducted to test reliability and factorial structure, in addition to assessing evidence of construct validity. The second study also assessed temporal stability and social desirability response set. The studies indicated the scale had a fundamentally unidimensional structure and considerable internal consistency and also provided support for the validity of the anti-intellectualism construct. Anti-intellectualism is discussed in the context of personality theory, and suggestions are offered with reference to establishing anti-intellectualism as a trait relative to the five-factor model of personality.

scholarly journals When I don't Like Myself: Portuguese Version of the Internalized Shame Scale

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 1411-1423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcela Matos ◽  
José Pinto-Gouveia ◽  
Cristiana Duarte
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Temporal Stability ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Internalized Shame ◽  
Portuguese Version ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

In the past two decades, there has been a growing theoretical and empirical interest on the role of shame, namely internal shame, on the conceptualization of human functioning and several interpersonal and emotional problems. The current study explores the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Internalized Shame Scale (ISS), a self-report measure which assesses trait shame, composed by an Internal Shame subscale, measuring internalized shame, and a Self-Esteem subscale. The factor structure, internal consistency, test-retest reliability and convergent and discriminant validity for both subscales, are presented, in a sample of 385 college students. The Principal Components Analyses reveal that both Internal Shame and Self-Esteem subscales present a one-dimensional structure which explains, respectively, 48.54% and 57.7% of the variance. The subscales present high internal consistency, with high Cronbach'alphas (.95 and .85) and moderate to high item-total correlations. The two subscales present an excellent temporal stability. Convergent and discriminant validity of the subscales was corroborated through the moderate correlations with a measure of shame and of social comparison, and through the low and moderate correlations with the subscales depression, anxiety, and stress. The Portuguese version of the ISS is a valid and reliable instrument to measure internalized shame.

Disability Profile/Clinician-Rated: Validity for Brazilian University Students with Social Anxiety Disorder

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciene Vaccaro de Morais Abumusse ◽  
Flávia L. Osório ◽  
José Alexandre S. Crippa ◽  
Sonia Regina Loureiro
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
University Students ◽  
Social Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Factorial Structure ◽  
Functional Impairments ◽  
The Social ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Two Factors

AbstractFunctional impairment scales are important to assess Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) patients. The present study aims to evaluate the reliability, internal consistency, validity and factorial structure of the Disability Profile/Clinician-Rate (DP) scale, as well as to present an interview-guide to support its application by clinicians. University students (n = 173) of both genders participated in the study (SAD = 84 and Non-SAD = 89), with ages ranging between 17 and 35 years, systematically diagnosed. The SAD group presented more difficulties when compared to the Non-SAD group. The DP presented, for the SAD group, internal consistency of 0.68 (lifetime) and 0.67 (last two weeks). Inter-rater reliability varied from 0.75 to 0.93. Two factors were extracted and the correlation among such factors and the Social Phobia Inventory subscales presented association between fear and avoidance symptoms and the functional impairments. The scale presents good psychometric properties and can contribute to the assessment of functional impairments.

scholarly journals Adaptation and Validation of the Portuguese Peabody Developmental Motor Scales - 2 edition: A Study With Children Aged 12 to 48 Months

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Rebelo ◽  
João Serrano ◽  
Pedro Duarte-Mendes ◽  
Rui Paulo ◽  
Daniel Almeida Marinho
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skills ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Temporal Stability ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Good Test ◽  
Education Professionals ◽  
Portuguese Version ◽  
Valid Instrument ◽  
Peabody Developmental Motor Scales

Abstract Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of Peabody Developmental Motor Scales II (PDMS-2 - Folio & Fewell, 2000) using a Portuguese sample.Methods: The validation of the Portuguese version of the PDMS-2 was applied according to the manual, for 392 children, from two institutions, from 12 to 48 months, with an analysis of the internal consistency (α Cronbach), of Temporal Stability (ICC) and Construct validity (confirmatory factor analysis).Results: The results of the confirmatory factorial analysis (χ2 = 55.614; df=4; p=.06; χ2/df =13.904; SRMR=.065; CFI=.99, TLI=.99, RMSEA=.068) of two factors (Gross Motor and Fine Motor) as the original version. Most of the subtests had good internal consistency (α = .85) and good test-retest stability (ICC = .98 to .99).Conclusions: These results indicate that the Portuguese version of the PDMS-2 is an accurate and valid instrument to evaluate the gross and fine motor skills of children aged 12 to 48 months, can be used as a reference instrument by health and education professionals, as an indicator and support for the assessment of motor skills, thus having a assessment instrument that allows to detect maladjustments, deficiencies or precociousness, so that the child can later receive the appropriate intervention

scholarly journals An Ungrateful Disposition: Psychometric Properties of the Dispositional Envy Scale in Brazil

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (65) ◽  
pp. 351-358
Author(s):  
Emerson Diógenes de Medeiros ◽  
Ana Karla Silva Soares ◽  
Anderson Mesquita do Nascimento ◽  
Jéssica Bruna Santana Silva ◽  
Valdiney Veloso Gouveia
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Single Component ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Psychometric Characteristics ◽  
Portuguese Version ◽  
Brazilian Version

Abstract Envy appears to be found among all cultures, and most individuals seem capable of experiencing it. The aim of this research was to gather evidence of the validity and reliability of the Brazilian version of the Dispositional Envy Scale. For that, we performed two studies, each with 246 university students. In the first study, the results indicated that the instrument is composed of a single component. The second study confirms this structure based on the good fit indices and presents adjustment indicators that comply or approach the recommended criteria in the literature. Both studies demonstrate that the single component instrument presents a good level of reliability, as indicated by levels of internal consistency and homogeneity that exceed those recommended for such studies. Accordingly, it was concluded that the Brazilian-Portuguese version of the Dispositional Envy Scale presents acceptable psychometric characteristics and that it may, therefore, be used to assess the tendency or predisposition to feel envy.

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