Title
Psychometric Properties of the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children (SPAI-C) A Sample of Italian School-Aged Children From the General Population
Abbreviated Journal Title
Eur. J. Psychol. Assess.
Keywords
social anxiety; children; self assessment instrument; psychometric; properties; SPAI-C; COMORBIDITY SURVEY REPLICATION; DSM-IV DISORDERS; CONSTRUCT-VALIDITY; NORMATIVE DATA; DISCRIMINATIVE VALIDITY; DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES; CHILDHOOD; ANXIETY; RISK-FACTORS; ADOLESCENTS; SCREEN; Psychology, Applied
Abstract
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.
Journal Title
European Journal of Psychological Assessment
Volume
28
Issue/Number
1
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
51
Last Page
59
WOS Identifier
ISSN
1015-5759
Recommended Citation
"Psychometric Properties of the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children (SPAI-C) A Sample of Italian School-Aged Children From the General Population" (2012). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 3092.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/3092
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