Use of the Chinese (Taiwan) Version of the Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN) Among Early Adolescents in Rural Areas: Reliability and Validity Study

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 422-429

  Tsai, Chia Fen ^a   Wang, Shuu Jiun ^a,b   Juang, Kai Dih ^a   Fuh, Jong Ling ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

adolescent; social anxiety; SPIN; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POST HOC ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PHOBIA; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 70449356927     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70399-5     Document Type: Article

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