Psychometric properties of the social phobia and social interaction anxiety scales: Evidence of construct equivalence in an African American sample |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, American University, United States;2. Center for Health Disparties, Uniformed Services University, United States;1. Adult Anxiety Clinic, Department of Psychology, Temple University, 1701 North 13 Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA;2. Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Community Oral Health Sciences, Kornberg School of Dentistry, Temple University, 3223 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA;3. Kornberg School of Dentistry, Temple University, 3223 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA;1. Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 67 President Street, MSC 861, 2nd Floor IOP South Building, Charleston, SC 29425, USA;2. Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, 109 Bee Street, Charleston, SC 29401, USA;3. University of Arkansas, Department of Psychological Science, 216 Memorial Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA;4. Fordham University, Department of Psychology, Dealy 422, 441 East Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458, USA;5. Laureate Institute for Brain Research, 6655 S Yale Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74136, USA;1. Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Leipzig, Neumarkt 9-19, D-04081 Leipzig, Germany;2. Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Leipzig, Semmelweisstraße 10, 04103 Leipzig, Germany;3. Psychosomatic Clinic, Schützenstraße 100, 86949 Windach, Germany |
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| Abstract: | This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Social Phobia Scale and Social Interaction Anxiety scale in a community sample of African Americans. We conducted a confirmatory factor analysis of the combined scales comparing the data to 2- and 3-factor solutions commonly reported in the literature. The results indicated that neither solution produce an adequate fit to the data in this study. We then proceeded to conduct an exploratory factor analysis within a confirmatory framework of both scales. While we were able to extract a 2-factor solution from the data, the item composition of the factors was somewhat different for African Americans than what is typically reported in non-Hispanic White samples. While we conclude that use of the two social anxiety scales is warranted, we make recommendations regarding the interpretation of both scales with African Americans. |
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| Keywords: | African Americans Social anxiety Factor analysis |
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