1. Psychometric properties of the social anxiety subscale of the Youth Anxiety Measure for DSM-5 (YAM-5-I-SAD) in a clinical sample of Spanish-speaking adolescents.
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Fuentes-Rodriguez, Gema, Saez-Castillo, Antonio J., and Garcia-Lopez, Luis-Joaquin
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PSYCHOMETRICS , *SOCIAL anxiety , *HISPANIC American teenagers , *SYMPTOMS , *CONTROL groups , *MENTAL health , *ANXIETY diagnosis , *BEHAVIOR disorders , *SOCIAL disabilities , *COMPARATIVE studies , *RESEARCH methodology , *MEDICAL cooperation , *CLASSIFICATION of mental disorders , *PSYCHOLOGICAL tests , *RESEARCH , *EVALUATION research , *STANDARDS , *DIAGNOSIS ,RESEARCH evaluation - Abstract
Background: The Youth Anxiety Measure-I for DSM-5 has recently been developed to assess youth's anxiety symptomatology. As social anxiety is one of the most common disorders in adolescence, this scale includes a subscale measuring social anxiety. However, psychometric properties of the YAM-5-I social anxiety subscale (YAM-5-I-SAD) in clinical samples are lacking. This paper aims to bridge the gap.Methods: The sample comprised 24 clinically diagnosed and 24 healthy control Spanish-speaking adolescents aged 14-17 years.Results: Data revealed that the YAM-5- I-SAD yielded excellent sensitivity, which makes it particularly useful as a screening tool to early detect socially anxious adolescents. In addition, the YAM-5-I-SAD evidenced good internal consistency and construct validity.Limitations: Data are limited to the social anxiety subscale.Conclusions: The YAM-5-I-SAD is a sensitive and specific measure to screen for adolescents with social anxiety. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2018
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