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Further Study of the Psychometric Qualities of a Brief Screening Tool for Social Phobia (MINI-SPIN) Applied to Clinical and Nonclinical Samples
- Source :
- Perspectives in Psychiatric Care. 46:266-278
- Publication Year :
- 2010
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Limited, 2010.
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Abstract
- PURPOSE. The purpose of this study was to further assess the psychometric qualities of the Mini-Social Phobia Inventory (MS) to screen for social anxiety disorder (SAD). DESIGN AND METHODS. The MS and other self- and clinician-rated scales for anxiety and social anxiety were applied in 2,314 university students and in samples of SAD patients (n = 88) and nonpatients (n = 90). FINDINGS. The MS revealed adequate discriminative validity, internal consistency (α= 0.49–0.73), convergent validity with the Social Phobia Inventory, Brief Social Phobia Scale, and Self-Statements During Public Speaking Scale and convergent and divergent validity with the Beck Anxiety Inventory. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS. The MS has shown to be a fast and efficient screening instrument for SAD in different cultures and contexts.
- Subjects :
- Social Phobia Inventory
medicine.medical_specialty
Psychometrics
Beck Anxiety Inventory
Social anxiety
General Medicine
behavioral disciplines and activities
Convergent validity
Scale (social sciences)
mental disorders
medicine
Anxiety
Psychological testing
Pshychiatric Mental Health
medicine.symptom
Psychology
Psychiatry
Clinical psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00315990
- Volume :
- 46
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........24853fc37d3c16cefbc2af70798d7cfb