Validation of the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children (SPAI-C) in a sample of Brazilian children

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 795-800

  Gauer, G J C ^a,c   Picon, P ^a   Vasconcellos, S J L ^a   Turner, S M ^b   Beidel, D C ^b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Social anxiety; Social assessment; Social phobia; Test reliability; Test validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CARIBBEAN; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAUCASIAN; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SOCIAL PHOBIA; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 20944440334     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2005000500019     Document Type: Article

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