Psychometric properties of the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children (SPAI-C): A sample of Italian school-aged children from the general population

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-59

  Ogliari, Anna ^a,b   Scaini, Simona ^a   Kofler, Michael J ^c   Lampis, Valentina ^a   Zanoni, Annalisa ^a   Pesenti Gritti, Paola ^a   Spatola, Chiara A M ^a   Battaglia, Marco ^a,b,d   Beidel, Deborah C ^c  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^d SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Psychometric properties; Self assessment instrument; Social anxiety; SPAI C

Indexed keywords

EID: 84555202625     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000090     Document Type: Article

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