Brief form of the social phobia and anxiety inventory (SPAI-B) for adolescents

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 150-156

  Garcia Lopez, Luis Joaquin ^a   Hidalgo, Maria D ^b   Beidel, Deborah C ^c   Olivares, Jose ^b   Turner, Samuel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Adolescence; Assessment; Self report; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 47549088467     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759.24.3.150     Document Type: Article

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