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Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (SAS)

Portuguese version

Pechorro, P., Ayala-Nunes, L., Nunes, C., Maroco, J., & Gonçalves, R. (2016). The Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents: Measurement invariance and psychometric properties among a school sample of Portuguese youths. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 47, 975–984. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-016-0627-6

Original version

La Greca, A.M., & Lopez, N. (1998). Social anxiety among adolescents: Linkages with peer relations and friendships. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 26(2), 83–94. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022684520514

Theoretical background and dimensions

The SAS-A it is a 22-item self-administered scale suitable for teenagers between 13 and 18 years-old. It consists of three factors: Fear of negative evaluation, Social avoidance and distress-new, and Social avoidance and distress-general. Four of the items are fillers and therefore not considered in calculating the final score. Items are anchored in a 5-point ordinal scale (from 1 = Strongly disagree, to 5 = Strongly agree). Higher scores indicate higher levels of social anxiety.

Description

Assessment Domain: Social anxiety.

Type of Instrument: Self-report questionnaire.

Population: 13-18 years old (adolescents).

Contacts

Pedro Pechorro (ppechorro@gmail.com).

References

  1. La Greca, A.M., & Lopez, N. (1998). Social anxiety among adolescents: Linkages with peer relations and friendships. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 26(2), 83–94. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022684520514
  2. Nunes, C., Ayala-Nunes, L., Pechorro, P., & La Greca, A. (2018). Short Form of the Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents among community and institutionalized Portuguese youths. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 18, 189-282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2018.06.001
  3. Pechorro, P., Ayala-Nunes, L., Nunes, C., Maroco, J., & Gonçalves, R. (2016). The Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents: Measurement invariance and psychometric properties among a school sample of Portuguese youths. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 47, 975–984. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-016-0627-6