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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | The brief social phobic scale - a psychometric evaluation. |
Author: | Davidson, Jonathan R. T. Miner, Cherri M. De Veaugh-Geiss, J. Tupler, Larry A. Colket, Jeffrey T. Potts, Nicholas Leo Stewart |
Citation: | Psychological Medicine, 1997; 27(1):161-166 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Issue Date: | 1997 |
ISSN: | 0033-2917 |
Abstract: | The Brief Social Phobia Scale (BSPS) is an observer-rated scale designed to assess the characteristic symptoms of social phobia, using three subscales-fear, avoidance, and physiological arousal-which may be combined into a total score. Each of 18 BSPS items is anchored to a 5-point rating scale. Psychometric evaluation of the BSPS in a sample of 275 social-phobia patients yielded a high level of reliability and validity. Test-retest reliability was excellent, as was internal consistency. The fear and avoidance subscales demonstrated highly significant correlations with remaining item totals; however, the physiological subscale did not. The BSPS also demonstrated significant relationships with other established scales that assess anxiety and disability, and it proved sensitive to treatment effects in a trial of a 5-HT3 antagonist and placebo. Factor analysis yielded six meaningful factors. We conclude that the BSPS provides a reliable, valid, and sensitive measure for the evaluation of social phobia. |
Description (link): | http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0033291796004217 |
Appears in Collections: | Psychiatry publications |
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