Social anxiety scale for children-revised: Factor structure and concurrent validity

AM La Greca, WL Stone�- Journal of clinical child psychology, 1993 - Taylor & Francis
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Examined the factor structure, internal reliabilities, and concurrent validity of a revised form
of the Social Anxiety Scale for Children (SASC-R) with fourth through sixth graders (N= 587).
Factor analysis on a subsample (n= 459) yielded three factors: Fear of Negative Evaluation
From Peers, Social Avoidance and Distress Specific to New Situations, and Generalized
Social Avoidance and Distress. Confirmatory factor analysis with another subsample (n=
128) revealed a good fit for the three-factor model of social anxiety. In addition, high-socially�…
Examined the factor structure, internal reliabilities, and concurrent validity of a revised form of the Social Anxiety Scale for Children (SASC-R) with fourth through sixth graders (N = 587). Factor analysis on a subsample (n = 459) yielded three factors: Fear of Negative Evaluation From Peers, Social Avoidance and Distress Specific to New Situations, and Generalized Social Avoidance and Distress. Confirmatory factor analysis with another subsample (n = 128)revealed a good fit for the three-factor model of social anxiety. In addition, high-socially-anxious children perceived their social acceptance and global self-worth to be low. Neglected and rejected children reported more social anxiety than accepted classmates. The data support the reliability and validity of the SASC-R.
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