PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE SOCIAL FEAR SCALE

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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Psychometric properties of the Social Problem Solving Abilities Inventory in Russian language

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e523472012-154 ◽

2011 ◽

Author(s):

Jelena Kolesnikova

Keyword(s):

Problem Solving ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Social Problem ◽

Social Problem Solving ◽

Russian Language ◽

The Social

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Chilean Version of the Empathy Quotient (EQ) Scale: Adaptation and Psychometric Properties

The Spanish Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1017/sjp.2021.26 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 24 ◽

Author(s):

Ana María Fernández ◽

Carmen Gloria Baeza ◽

Paula Pavez ◽

Nerea Aldunate

Keyword(s):

Social Skills ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Emotional Reactivity ◽

Structural Model ◽

Cognitive Empathy ◽

Reactivity Index ◽

Community Group ◽

The Social ◽

Empathy Quotient ◽

Aggression Questionnaire

Abstract We evaluated the psychometric properties of the empathy quotient (EQ) scale translated to Spanish in Chile. We estimated its structural validity, and its construct validity with other convergent measures of empathy and attachment, as well an inversely associated construct such as aggression. We used a general sample of students and community individuals (n = 336). Participants completed the EQ, Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI), and Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ). Another exclusively community group (n = 102) completed Collins Adult Attachment scale and the EQ. CFA and ESEM analyses confirmed the structural model fit of the data to three previously reported dimensions of the EQ: cognitive empathy (CE), emotional reactivity (ER) and social skills (SS). Sex-differences in emotional reactivity, and the predicted relationships with the convergent measures were observed. The current Chilean version of the EQ resulted in an appropriate multidimensional measurement of empathy. Finally, providing a specific social skills dimension extends the traditional conception of cognitive and affective empathy to the social realm in the Chilean context.

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Examining the Psychometric Properties of Maximally Efficient Items From the Social Skills Improvement System–Teacher Rating Scale

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment ◽

10.1177/0734282917743335 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 37 (3) ◽

pp. 307-319 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Christopher James Anthony ◽

James Clyde DiPerna

Keyword(s):

Social Skills ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Teacher Rating ◽

Psychological Research ◽

Teacher Rating Scale ◽

The Social ◽

Validity Measures ◽

Initial Support ◽

Social Skills Improvement System

The current study examined the psychometric properties of a set of maximally efficient items (SMIs) from the Social Skills Improvement System–Teacher Rating Scale (SSIS-TRS). Sixty-three teachers rated 302 second through sixth graders on these SMIs, and several concurrent validity measures were administered. Results provided initial support for the validity of scores from the SMIs. Implications for practice and psychological research are discussed.

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The Relationship between Psychological Skills, Experience, and Practice Commitment among Collegiate Male and Female Skiers

The Sport Psychologist ◽

10.1123/tsp.7.1.49 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 49-57 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Sally A. White

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Gender Effect ◽

Psychological Skills ◽

Internal Reliability ◽

Male And Female ◽

Mental Preparation ◽

The Social ◽

And Gender ◽

The Relationship

The Psychological Skills Inventory for Sport (PSIS; Mahoney, 1988) identifies certain psychological skills or characteristics possessed by successful athletes. However, little has been done to connect the PSIS with other variables that may have an impact on the athletes’ psychological skills. Therefore the purpose of this study was twofold. First, the psychometric properties of the PSIS for all subjects and by gender were determined. Second, the relationship between the PSIS, experience, practice commitment, and gender of collegiate skiers was examined. A random sample of 131 male and female collegiate skiers responded to the 45-item PSIS. Overall, the six PSIS subscales (anxiety, concentration, confidence, mental preparation, motivation, and team emphasis) demonstrated acceptable internal reliability (coeff. alpha = .69−.84). Results of a 4 × 3 × 2 (Experience × Practice Commitment × Gender) MANOVA and follow-up univariate F tests revealed a significant gender effect on the team emphasis subscale. Female collegiate skiers were more team oriented than male collegiate skiers and placed more importance on the social and affiliative aspects of being on a team than did their male counterparts.

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Irrational ideas and social fear among students of faculties of applied sciences in the Sultanate of Oman according to gender variables and academic specialization: الأفكار اللاعقلانية والخوف الاجتماعي لدى طلبة كليات العلوم التطبيقية بسلطنة عمان وفق متغيرات النوع الاجتماعي والتخصص الأكاديمي

المجلة العربية للعلوم ونشر الأبحاث مجلة العلوم التربوية والنفسية ◽

10.26389/ajsrp.n250817 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (8) ◽

Author(s):

Nasra Muslim Hamad Al - Ghafri

Keyword(s):

Applied Sciences ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Sultanate Of Oman ◽

Social Scale ◽

The Social ◽

Social Fear ◽

The Stability ◽

Academic Specialization

The aim of the study was to identify the level of the most irrational ideas among the students of faculties of applied sciences, to identify the level of social fear among the students of faculties of applied sciences and to identify whether there were statistically significant differences in the effect of the spread of irrational ideas and the level of social fear according to variables (The type of specialization). The population of the study included all the students of faculties of applied sciences in (Ibri-Nizwa-Rustaq), (4568). The sample of the study was chosen in the available way, with 282 students. Descriptive descriptive in This study was developed as a tool to measure irrational ideas and a tool was developed to measure social fear. The validity of the tools was verified through the method of arbitration. The stability of the tool was estimated in the Alpha Kronbach method and the results showed that the two tools were acceptable and reliable. The degree of spread of irrational ideas among the students of faculties of applied sciences was medium, while the degree of spread of the level of social fear among students of faculties of applied sciences medium, and the results showed that there are no differences of statistical significance according to variables of type and specialization of the scale of ideas not Qlanah results also showed that there were no statistically significant differences according to the variables of type and specialization of the social scale of fear ..

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