Short Forms of the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale and the Social Phobia Scale
- Authors
- Fergus, Thomas A; Valentiner, David P; McGrath, Patrick B; Gier-Lonsway, Stephanie L; Kim, Hyun-Soo
- Issue Date
- Feb-2012
- Publisher
- ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT, v.94, no.3, pp.310 - 320
- Indexed
- SSCI
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT
- Volume
- 94
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 310
- End Page
- 320
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/166330
- DOI
- 10.1080/00223891.2012.660291
- ISSN
- 0022-3891
- Abstract
- Mattick and Clarke's (1998) Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS) and Social Phobia Scale (SPS) are commonly used self-report measures that assess 2 dimensions of social anxiety. Given the need for short, readable measures, this research proposes short forms of both scales. Item-level analyses of readability characteristics of the SIAS and SPS items led to the selection of 6 items from each scale for use in the short forms. The SIAS and SPS short forms had reading levels at approximately the 6th and 5th grade level, respectively. Results using nonclinical (Study 1: N = 469) and clinical (Study 2: N = 145) samples identified these short forms as being factorially sound, possessing adequate internal consistency, and having strong convergence with their full-length counterparts. Moreover, these short forms showed convergence with other measures of social anxiety, showed divergence from measures assessing related constructs, and predicted concurrent interpersonal functioning. Recommendations for the use of these short forms are discussed.
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