Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SAS-A): Psychometric properties in a Spanish-speaking population

International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-97

  Olivares, José ^a   Ruiz, Juana ^a   Hidalgo, María Dolores ^a   García López, Luis Joaquín ^b   Rosa, Ana Isabel ^a   Piqueras, José Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Assessment; Factor structure; Instrumental study; Reliability; Social phobia; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 32044435316     PISSN: 16972600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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