Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Multidimensional Assessment of Social Anxiety (MASA)

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 432-447

  Gros, Daniel F ^a   Simms, Leonard J ^b   Antony, Martin M ^c   McCabe, Randi E ^d  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hybrid model; MASA; Multidimensional Assessment of Social Anxiety; Social anxiety; Social phobia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYBRID MODEL; MALE; MASA; MULTIDIMENSIONAL ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL ANXIETY; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL ANXIETY; SOCIAL PHOBIA; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

HYBRID MODEL; MASA; MULTIDIMENSIONAL ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL ANXIETY; SOCIAL ANXIETY; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

ADULT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859146784     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.21838     Document Type: Article

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