PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE SOCIAL ANXIETY SCALE FOR ADOLESCENTS AMONG INSTITUTIONALIZED YOUTHS | Zendy

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PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE SOCIAL ANXIETY SCALE FOR ADOLESCENTS AMONG INSTITUTIONALIZED YOUTHS

Author(s) -

Pedro Pechorro,

Irene Silva,

João Marôco,

Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

psicologia saúde and doenças

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2182-8407

pISSN - 1645-0086

DOI - 10.15309/14psd150303

Subject(s) - social anxiety , psychology , scale (ratio) , clinical psychology , anxiety , developmental psychology , psychiatry , geography , cartography

The main aim of the present study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SAS-A) among a sample of institutionalized youths. Based on this sample (N = 221), the Portuguese version of the SAS-A demonstrated good psychometric properties, namely in terms of factor structure, internal consistency, convergent validity, and discriminant validity that generally justifies its use. Positive correlations were found with the empathy construct and negative correlations with Conduct Disorder diagnosis, cannabis use, and physical violence. Key- words - Assessment; Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SAS-A); Adolescence

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