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. 2002 Jun;40(6):701-15.
doi: 10.1016/s0005-7967(01)00060-2.

The liebowitz social anxiety scale as a self-report instrument: a preliminary psychometric analysis

Sandra L Baker  1 , Nina Heinrichs, Hyo-Jin Kim, Stefan G Hofmann
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The liebowitz social anxiety scale as a self-report instrument: a preliminary psychometric analysis

Sandra L Baker et al. Behav Res Ther. 2002 Jun.

Abstract

The Liebowitz social anxiety scale (LSAS) is a commonly used clinician-administered instrument. The present study reports on the properties of a self-report version of the LSAS (LSAS-SR). About 175 participants diagnosed with social phobia participated in the study. The LSAS-SR showed overall good psychometric properties as indicated by the results of test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and convergent and discriminant validity. Furthermore, the scale was sensitive to treatment change. The construct validity of the LSAS-SR, however, remains to be further explored. These findings support the utility of the LSAS-SR, which has the advantage of saving valuable clinician time compared to the clinician-administered version.

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