The Brief Social Phobia Scale: A psychometric evaluation
The Brief Social Phobia Scale: A psychometric evaluation
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DOI:
10.1017/s0033291796004217
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发表时间:
1997-01-01
影响因子:
6.9
通讯作者:
Potts, NLS
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作者:
Davidson, JRT;Miner, CM;Potts, NLS
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.