Psychometric properties of the social interaction anxiety scale and the social phobia scale in Hungarian adults and adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although social anxiety disorder is one of the most frequent disorders, it often remained unrecognized. Utilizing brief, yet reliable screening tools, such as the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS-6) and the Social Phobia Scale (SPS-6) are helping to solve this problem in parts of Western Europe and the US. Still some countries, like Hungary, lag behind. For this purpose, previous studies call for further evidence on the applicability of the scales in various populations and cultures, as well as the elaborative validity of the short forms. Here, we aimed to provide a thorough analysis of the scales in five studies. We employed item response theory (IRT) to explore the psychometric properties of the SIAS-6 and the SPS-6 in Hungarian adults (n = 3213, age range:19-80)

SUBMITTER: Zsido AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7995698 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature