Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Social Anxiety - Acceptance and Action Questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social anxiety disorder is often related to specific impairment or distress in different areas of life, including occupational, social and family settings.

Objective

The purpose of the present study was to examine the psychometric properties of the persian version of the social anxiety-acceptance and action questionnaire (SA-AAQ) in university students.

Materials and methods

In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 324 students from Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences participated via the cluster sampling method during year 2015. Factor analysis by the principle component analysis method, internal consistency analysis, and convergent and divergent validity were conducted to examine the validity of the SA-AAQ. To calculate the reliability of the

SUBMITTER: Soltani E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5088572 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature