The assessment of social anxiety through five selfreport measures, LSAS-SR, SPAI, SPIN, SPS, and SIAS: A critical analysis of their factor structure;Evaluando la ansiedad social por medio de cinco medidas de autoinforme, SPAI, LSAS-SR, SPIN, SPS y SIAS: Un análisis crítico de su estructura factorial

Behavioral Psychology/ Psicologia Conductual

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 423-448

  Caballo, Vicente E ^a   Salazar, Isabel C ^a   Irurtia, María Jesús ^b   Arias, Benito ^b   Nobre, Larissa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^c Private practice ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Assessment; Factor structure; Internal consistency; Reliability; SAQ A30; Self report; Social anxiety; Social phobia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890917139     PISSN: 11329483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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