TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychometric evaluation of the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents and the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children
T2 - Construct validity and normative data
AU - Storch, Eric A.
AU - Masia-Warner, Carrie
AU - Dent, Heather C.
AU - Roberti, Jonathan W.
AU - Fisher, Paige H.
PY - 2004/8/2
Y1 - 2004/8/2
N2 - This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SAS-A) and Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children (SPAI-C) in a sample of 1147 adolescents aged 13-17 years. The fit indices of confirmatory factor analyses were comparable to those obtained in prior studies and supported the hypothesized models of the SAS-A and SPAI-C. The internal consistency was good and 12-month test-retest reliability modest for both measures. A significant, positive correlation was found between the SAS-A and SPAI-C, showing that these measures assess related, but relatively independent constructs of social anxiety and phobia. These findings support the use of the SAS-A and SPAI-C with adolescents.
AB - This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SAS-A) and Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children (SPAI-C) in a sample of 1147 adolescents aged 13-17 years. The fit indices of confirmatory factor analyses were comparable to those obtained in prior studies and supported the hypothesized models of the SAS-A and SPAI-C. The internal consistency was good and 12-month test-retest reliability modest for both measures. A significant, positive correlation was found between the SAS-A and SPAI-C, showing that these measures assess related, but relatively independent constructs of social anxiety and phobia. These findings support the use of the SAS-A and SPAI-C with adolescents.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Psychometrics
KW - Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents
KW - Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children
KW - Social anxiety
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=3242656378&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.janxdis.2003.09.002
DO - 10.1016/j.janxdis.2003.09.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 15275945
AN - SCOPUS:3242656378
VL - 18
SP - 665
EP - 679
JO - Journal of Anxiety Disorders
JF - Journal of Anxiety Disorders
SN - 0887-6185
IS - 5
ER -