The Appraisal of Social Concerns Scale: Psychometric Validation With a Clinical Sample of Patients With Social Anxiety Disorder

2006 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 392-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke T. Schultz ◽  
Richard G. Heimberg ◽  
Thomas L. Rodebaugh ◽  
Franklin R. Schneier ◽  
Michael R. Liebowitz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Psychometric Validation ◽  
Social Concerns

Validation of the Older Adult Social Evaluative Scale (OASES) as a measure of social anxiety

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (9) ◽  
pp. 1323-1332
Author(s):  
Brian C. Kok ◽  
Vanessa K. Ma ◽  
Christine E. Gould
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Social Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Diagnostic Interview ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Psychometric Validation

ABSTRACTBackground:Social anxiety disorder (SAD) (formerly calledsocial phobia) is among the most common mental health diagnoses among older adults; however, the research on late-life social anxiety is scarce. A limited number of studies have examined the assessment and diagnosis of social anxiety disorder in this population, and there are few social anxiety measures that are validated for use with older adults. One such measure, the Older Adult Social Evaluative Scale (OASES), was designed for use with this population, but until now has lacked validation against a gold-standard diagnostic interview.Methods:Using a sample of 47 community-dwelling older adults (aged 60 years and over) with anxiety, the present study compared OASES performance to that of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 Disorders (SCID-5), as well as other measures of anxiety and depression.Results:The OASES demonstrated convergent validity with other measures of anxiety, and demonstrated discriminant validity on other measures (e.g. depression, somatic symptoms). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis revealed that a cut-point of ≥76 optimized sensitivity and specificity compared to SCID-5 derived diagnoses of social anxiety disorder.Conclusions:This study is the first study to provide psychometric validation for the OASES and one of the first to administer the SCID-5 to an older adult sample. In addition to establishing a clinically significant cut-off, this study also describes the clinical utility of the OASES, which can be used to identify distressing situations, track anxiety severity, and monitor behavioral avoidance across a variety of social situations.

The Maintaining Factors of Social Anxiety: A Three-Group Comparison of a Clinical Sample with Highly Socially Anxious Students and Non-Anxious Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 385-396
Author(s):  
Sonja Skocic ◽  
Henry Jackson ◽  
Carol Hulbert ◽  
Christina Faber
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Cognitive Model ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Group Comparison ◽  
Socially Anxious ◽  
Low Levels

Background: Clark and Wells' (1995) cognitive model of social anxiety (CWM) explains the maintenance of social anxiety and has been used as a guide for treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD). Few studies have examined the components of the model together across different samples. Aims: This study had two distinct aims: to test the components of CWM and to examine how the variables of CWM may differ between clinical and non-clinical samples with varying levels of social anxiety. Method: Hypothesized relationships between three groups (i.e. a clinical sample of individuals diagnosed with SAD (ClinS), n = 40; socially anxious students (HSA), n = 40; and, non-anxious students (LSA), n = 40) were investigated. Results: Four out of five CWM variables tested were able to distinguish between highly socially anxious and non-anxious groups after controlling for age and depression. Conclusions: CWM variables are able to distinguish between high and low levels of social anxiety and are uniquely related to social anxiety over depression.

Positive Beliefs about Post-Event Processing in Social Anxiety Disorder

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Ariella P. Lenton-Brym ◽  
Olivia Provost-Walker ◽  
Virginia Tsekova ◽  
Randi E. McCabe ◽  
Karen Rowa
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Event Processing ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Scale Scores

Abstract Background: Post-event processing (PEP) is an important maintenance factor of social anxiety disorder (SAD). This study examined psychometric properties of the Positive Beliefs about Post-Event Processing Questionnaire (PB-PEPQ; Fisak & Hammond, 2013), which measures metacognitive beliefs about PEP. Method: Participants receiving treatment for SAD (n = 71) and other anxiety and related disorders (n = 266) completed self-report questionnaires at several timepoints. Results: Confirmatory factor analysis did not support the PB-PEPQ's proposed unidimensional model. Subsequent exploratory factor analysis yielded a three-factor structure consisting of engaging in PEP to (1) review negative events (Negative scale), (2) review positive events (Positive scale), and (3) better understand one's social anxiety (Understand scale). Within the SAD subsample, PB-PEPQ scales demonstrated good internal consistency (α = 0.83–0.85) and test–retest reliability (r = 0.65–0.78). Convergent and criterion validity of the PB-PEPQ Negative scale were supported. PB-PEPQ scale scores were significantly higher within the SAD group, as compared with the other groups (generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder and agoraphobia, posttraumatic stress disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder), supporting the scales’ discriminative validity. Conclusion: Findings support the reliability and validity of the PB-PEPQ in a clinical sample and reveal the measure's multifactorial structure.

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