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The development and initial validation of a scale to measure social fear
Author(s) -
Raulin Michael L.,
Wee Jennifer L.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198405)40:3<780::aid-jclp2270400324>3.0.co;2-m
Subject(s) - schizotypy , psychology , scale (ratio) , reliability (semiconductor) , psychometrics , set (abstract data type) , measure (data warehouse) , response bias , sign (mathematics) , test validity , developmental psychology , social psychology , personality , data mining , computer science , power (physics) , mathematical analysis , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , programming language
Developed a true‐false scale to measure Social Fear, which Meehl argues is a sign of schizotypy, using procedures to maximize reliability and minimize response set bias ( N = 910). Interviews with selected S s ( N = 44) confirm that the scale measures social fear, and the scale was found to correlate with previously developed schizotypy scales ( N = 252).