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Further psychometric study of the Beck Anxiety Inventory including factorial analysis and social anxiety disorder screening.
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PMID:  22121998     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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Abstract Objective. to analyze the psychometric properties of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) in terms of its internal consistency, scores distribution, concurrent and discriminant validity, and factorial analysis in a sample of university students and social anxiety disorder (SAD) cases and non-cases. Methods. A sample of Brazilian university students from the general population (N = 2314) and a sample of university students identified as cases (N = 88) and non-cases (N = 90) of SAD were assessed, using as a parameter the Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-IV. The different instruments were completed individually in the presence of an experienced rater. Results. the BAI showed adequate internal consistency (0.88-0.92) and discriminant validity, with 0.74 sensitivity and 0.71 specificity for a cut-off score of 10. The factorial analysis suggested a three-factor solution to be the most adequate. Conclusions. the version of the BAI studied is quite adequate to be used in the context of Brazilian university students, identifying the presence of anxiety indicators. However, its usefulness to screen for SAD seems limited.
Authors:
Flávia de Lima Osório; José Alexandre S Crippa; Sonia Regina Loureiro
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of psychiatry in clinical practice     Volume:  15     ISSN:  1471-1788     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract     Publication Date:  2011 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-11-29     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9709509     Medline TA:  Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract     Country:  England    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  255-62     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosciences and Behavior, Medical School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo , Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo , Brasil.
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