The Social Phobia Inventory (SoPhI): Validity and reliability in an adolescent population

Authors

  • Rosa María Bermejo University of Murcia
  • Luís Joaquín García López University of Murcia
  • María Dolores Hidalgo University of Murcia
  • Kathleen A. Moore Charles Darwin University
Keywords: adolescence, assessment, factor structure, cross-cultural, screening, social anxiety

Abstract

Although there are numerous self-report measures to assess social anxiety in adults, and an increasing number in adolescents, only one scale designed during the last decade, the Social Phobia Inventory (SoPhI; Moore & Gee, 2003) has included an item to tap DSM-IV criterion F of social anxiety disorder (i.e. social anxiety must be present for at least six months). However, questions remain regarding the validity of the SoPhI in other languages and cultures. To address this problem the SoPhI was administered in two studies: firstly, to 457 adolescents from a community sample in order to test the internal consistency and factor analysis of the scale; and secondly, to a clinical sample comprising 114 participants with a principal diagnosis of social anxiety disorder, and a control group consist-ing of 78 adolescents with no diagnosis of social anxiety disorder. The scale showed good psychometric properties, including test-retest reliability, convergent validity, internal consistency, and a single-factor structure similar to the original study. Together these findings support the use of the SoPhI in a language other than English and for this range of ages.

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Author Biographies

Rosa María Bermejo, University of Murcia

Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychologycal Treatment

Luís Joaquín García López, University of Murcia

Department of Psychology

María Dolores Hidalgo, University of Murcia

Department of Basic Psychology and Methodology

Kathleen A. Moore, Charles Darwin University

School of Health Sciences
How to Cite
Bermejo, R. M., García López, L. J., Hidalgo, M. D., & Moore, K. A. (2011). The Social Phobia Inventory (SoPhI): Validity and reliability in an adolescent population. Anales de Psicología / Annals of Psychology, 27(2), 342–349. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/analesps/article/view/122961
Issue
Vol. 27 No. 2 (2011)
Section
Clinical and Health Psychology

 

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