Social anxiousness: the construct and its measurement.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
The self-report measures of social anxiety that are commonly used in social psychological and personality research confound the measurement of social anxiousness with the measurement of specific behaviors that often, but not always, accompany social anxiety. Theoretical and methodological issues regarding this problem are discussed, and two new scales are presented that measure interaction and audience anxiousness independent of specific social behaviors. Psychometric data show the scales to possess high internal consistency and test-retest reliability, as well as strong evidence of construct and criterion validity.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Leary, MR
Published Date
- February 1, 1983
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 47 / 1
Start / End Page
- 66 - 75
PubMed ID
- 6834234
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1532-7752
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0022-3891
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1207/s15327752jpa4701_8
Language
- eng