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| Autor/inn/en | Ranta, Klaus; Junttila, Niina; Laakkonen, Eero; Uhmavaara, Anni; La Greca, Annette M.; Niemi, Paivi M. |
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| Titel | Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SAS-A): Measuring Social Anxiety among Finnish Adolescents |
| Quelle | In: Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 43 (2012) 4, S. 574-591
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 0009-398X |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10578-012-0285-2 |
| Schlagwörter | Forschungsbericht; Evidence; Anxiety Disorders; Test Validity; Factor Structure; Adolescents; Measures (Individuals); Factor Analysis; Psychometrics; Gender Differences; Depression (Psychology); Foreign Countries; Age Differences; Evaluation Methods; Comparative Analysis; Finland; Beck Depression Inventory |
| Abstract | The aim of this study was to investigate symptoms of social anxiety and the psychometric properties of the "Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents" (SAS-A) among Finnish adolescents, 13-16 years of age. Study 1 (n = 867) examined the distribution of SAS-A scores according to gender and age, and the internal consistency and factor structure of the SAS-A. In a subsample (n = 563; Study 2) concurrent and discriminant validity of the SAS-A were examined relative to the Social Phobia Inventory and the Beck Depression Inventory. Test-retest stability was examined over a 30-month period by repeated measures every 6 months in another subsample (n = 377; Study 3). Results mostly revealed no gender differences in social anxiety, except that boys reported more general social avoidance and distress than girls. Older adolescents (14-16-year-olds) reported higher social anxiety than younger adolescents (12-13-year-olds). Internal consistency for the SAS-A was acceptable for both genders and for all three SAS-A subscales. Confirmatory factor analysis replicated the original 18-item three-factor structure of the SAS-A, accounting for 61% of the variance between items. Evidence for concurrent and discriminant validity was found. Test-retest stability over 6 months was satisfactory. Results support the reliability and validity of the Finnish adaptation of the SAS-A, and further indicate that gender differences in adolescents' social anxiety may vary across Western countries. (As Provided). |
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| Begutachtung | Peer reviewed |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2017/4/10 |
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