Psychometric properties of the Persian version of social anxiety questionnaire for adults (SAQ-A30).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Social Anxiety Questionnaire for Adults (SAQ-A30) is a newly developed instrument for measuring social anxiety. This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the SAQ-A30 in Iran.

Methods

The English version of the SAQ-A30 was translated into Persian using forward-backward procedure. The questionnaire was administered to a sample of university students. In addition they completed two other standard questionnaires namely the Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation-Straightforward version (BFNE-S) and the Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN). Validity was assessed using discriminant analysis, and explanatory factor analysis. In addition the correlation between SAQ-A30, the BFNE-S, and the SPIN was assessed to examine convergent validity. Finally the Cronbach's a

SUBMITTER: Mosarezaee M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7325092 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature