Psychometric properties of the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children using a non-American population-based sample

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1075-1086

  Aune, Tore ^a   Stiles, Tore C ^a   Svarva, Kyrre ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Children and adolescents; Psychometric properties; Social anxiety; Social Phobia Anxiety Inventory for Children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; POPULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SOCIAL PHOBIA AND ANXIETY INVENTORY FOR CHILDREN; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS;

EID: 46249100931     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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