Reliability and validity of the chinese version of the social anxiety scale for adolescents

Xinyue Zhou; Qian Xu; Cándido J. Inglés; María D. Hidalgo; Annette M. La Greca

doi:10.1007/s10578-007-0079-0

Reliability and validity of the chinese version of the social anxiety scale for adolescents

Xinyue Zhou, Qian Xu, Cándido J. Inglés, María D. Hidalgo, Annette M. La Greca

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This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SAS-A) in a sample of 296 adolescents (49% boys) in Grades 7, 8, 9, 10, and 12 with a mean age of 15.52 years. Confirmatory factor analysis replicated the three-factor structure of the SAS-A in the Chinese sample: Fear of Negative Evaluation (FNE), Social Avoidance and Distress in New Situations (SAD-New), and Social Avoidance and Distress-General (SAD-General). Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were appropriate. The results also revealed a clear and predictable pattern of relationships between the SAS-A and the Questionnaire about Interpersonal Difficulties for Adolescents and the International Personality Item Pool. Chinese boys reported greater SAD-General than Chinese girls, and this difference increased with grade. The SAS-A scores were compared to previously collected data from the USA and Spain, revealing that Chinese adolescents scored significantly higher in social anxiety than American and Spanish adolescents.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	185-200
Number of pages	16
Journal	Child Psychiatry and Human Development
Volume	39
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-007-0079-0
State	Published - Jun 2008

Keywords

Adolescence
Cross-cultural
Social anxiety
Validation

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Psychiatry and Mental health
Developmental and Educational Psychology

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