Refining and validating the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale and the Social Phobia Scale

Abstract

Initial support for scale and factor validity, along with implications and recommendations for future research, is provided.

Should health anxiety be carved at the joint? A look at the health anxiety construct using factor mixture modeling in a non-clinical sample

“…Sample 1 comprised 315 (77 men, ages 18-33; M = 21.1; SD = 3.3; n = 237 women, ages 18-50; M = 21.4; SD = 5.1) university undergraduate students who volunteered to complete an online version of the IAS as part of a larger study exploring various fear-related constructs (Carleton, Collimore, & Asmundson, 2007;Carleton et al, 2009). Sample 2 comprised 673 (139 men, ages 18-38; M = 21.1; SD = 3.3; n = 534 women, ages 18-52; M = 20.3; SD = 3.6) university undergraduate students who volunteered to complete a paper-and-pencil version of the IAS as part of a larger set of studies (Hadjistavropoulos & Lawrence, 2007).…”

The factor structure of the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale and the Social Phobia Scale

“…While the SIAS was not specifically designed for individuals with a clinical diagnosis of social anxiety disorder, the SPS was specifically developed for this population. However, studies that have used the SPS in social phobic samples and non-social phobic samples yielded with very similar psychometric properties and factor structures (e.g., Carleton et al, 2009). Research has yielded broad support for the reliability and validity of both the SIAS and the SPS.…”

Attenuated Psychophysiological Reactivity following Single-Session Group Imagery Rescripting versus Verbal Restructuring in Social Anxiety Disorder: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial

“…230/2014) and registered through the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN 12615000151538). Patients were eligible if they scored ≥21 on the Social Interaction Phobia Scale (SIPS) [32] and met criteria for SAD on the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) [33]. Those with high suicide risk on the MINI were deemed ineligible.…”

“…The 14-item SIPS [32] measures anxiety experienced in social situations and was administered to all participants before and after treatment (and at follow-up 2 weeks after treatment), with total scores serving as the primary self-report outcome measure for our study. We also administered the following measures before and after treatment to assess change in symptomatology relevant to SAD: the Cognitive Avoidance Questionnaire (CAQ) [34] – Transformation subscale; Negative Self Portrayal Scale (NSPS) [35]; Repetitive Thinking Questionnaire (RTQ) [36]; and the SAD, major depressive disorder, and suicidality modules of the MINI [33].…”