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. 2014 Jun;21(3):300-11.
doi: 10.1177/1073191113485120. Epub 2013 Apr 10.

Validation of the self-beliefs related to social anxiety scale: a replication and extension

Quincy J J Wong  1 , Michelle L Moulds  2 , Ronald M Rapee  3
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Validation of the self-beliefs related to social anxiety scale: a replication and extension

Quincy J J Wong et al. Assessment. 2014 Jun.

Abstract

The importance of self-beliefs in prominent models of social phobia has led to the development of measures that tap this cognitive construct. The Self-Beliefs Related to Social Anxiety (SBSA) Scale is one such measure and taps the three maladaptive belief types proposed in Clark and Wells's model of social phobia. This study aimed to replicate and extend previous research on the psychometric properties of the SBSA. Replicating previous research, in an (undiagnosed) undergraduate sample (n = 235), the SBSA was found to have a correlated three-factor structure using confirmatory factor analyses, and the SBSA and its subscales demonstrated good internal consistency and test-retest reliability. The SBSA and its subscales also had unique relationships with social anxiety and depression, the majority of which replicated previous research. Extending previous research, the SBSA and its subscales showed good incremental validity in the undergraduate sample and good discriminative validity using the undergraduate sample and a sample of individuals with social phobia (n = 33). The SBSA's strong theoretical basis and the findings of this study suggest that the SBSA is an ideal research and clinical tool to assess the cognitions characteristic of social phobia.

Keywords: assessment; cognition; social anxiety.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Correlated three-factor solution for the SBSA. Note. SBSA = Self-Beliefs Related to Social Anxiety Scale; HS = high standard beliefs; UNCOND = unconditional beliefs; COND = conditional beliefs.
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