Citation

Storch EA, Eisenberg PS, Roberti JW, Barlas ME. Hisp. J. Behav. Sci. 2003; 25(3): 410-422.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0739986303256915

PMID

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Abstract

This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Social Anxiety Scale for Children-Revised (SASC-R) in a sample of 159 predominantly Dominican and Puerto Rican children. Participants were a nonclinical sample of fifth-and sixth-grade children aged 10 to 13 years attending an elementary school located in the Metropolitan New York City area. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the SASC-R three-factor structure. Internal consistencies were acceptable across subscales for gender and grade. Convergent validity of the SASC-R was supported with moderately positive relations through self-report measures of depressive symptomatology and loneliness. These findings provide initial support for the reliability and validity of the SASC-R in Hispanic children.

Language: en