Purpose: The purpose of this study was to further assess the psychometric qualities of the Mini-Social Phobia Inventory (MS) to screen for social anxiety disorder (SAD).
Design and methods: The MS and other self- and clinician-rated scales for anxiety and social anxiety were applied in 2,314 university students and in samples of SAD patients (n = 88) and nonpatients (n = 90).
Findings: The MS revealed adequate discriminative validity, internal consistency (α= 0.49-0.73), convergent validity with the Social Phobia Inventory, Brief Social Phobia Scale, and Self-Statements During Public Speaking Scale and convergent and divergent validity with the Beck Anxiety Inventory.
Practice implications: The MS has shown to be a fast and efficient screening instrument for SAD in different cultures and contexts.
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