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Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation scale—revised
Author(s) -
Carleton R. Nicholas,
McCreary Donald R.,
Norton Peter J.,
Asmundson Gordon J. G.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
depression and anxiety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.634
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1520-6394
pISSN - 1091-4269
DOI - 10.1002/da.20142
Subject(s) - psychology , confirmatory factor analysis , replication (statistics) , clinical psychology , scale (ratio) , social psychology , psychometrics , structural equation modeling , statistics , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics
Rodebaugh et al. [2004: Psychol Assess 2:169–181] recently performed a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) on the Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation scale (BFNE; Leary, 1983: Psychol Bull 9:371–375]. Their study resulted in the emergence of a two‐factor solution comprising straightforwardly worded items and reverse‐worded items. They concluded by recommending use of only the straightforwardly worded items in the BFNE. Our intent in this study was to evaluate this recommendation through replication and extension. Participants included 385 undergraduates from the Universities of Regina and Houston, who provided responses to a questionnaire battery including either the BFNE or a revision utilizing straightforwardly worded versions of the reverse‐worded items (BFNE‐II). A CFA of the BFNE, using the two‐factor model proposed by Rodebaugh et al., supported their conclusion that the reverse‐worded items comprise a separate, methodologically based factor. However, CFA of the BFNE‐II resulted in an acceptable unitary model that conforms to the theoretical basis for the BFNE, without risking loss of sensitivity from item removal. Additional analyses suggest use of the BFNE‐II rather than a shortened form. Depression and Anxiety 23:297–303, 2006. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.