| Psychometric properties of the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) in a longitudinal study of African Americans with anxiety disorders. | |
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PMID: 21501944 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) is a widely used measure of social anxiety. However, no study has examined the psychometric properties of the LSAS in an African American sample. The current study examined the LSAS characteristics in 97 African Americans diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Overall, the original LSAS subscales showed excellent internal consistency and temporal stability. Similar to previous reports, fear and avoidance subscales were so highly correlated that they yielded redundant information. Confirmatory factor analyses for three previously proposed models failed to demonstrate an excellent fit to our data. However, a four-factor model showed minimally acceptable fit. Overall, the LSAS performed similarly in our African American sample as in previous European American samples. Exploratory factor analyses are warranted to determine whether a better factor structure exists for African Americans. |
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Authors:
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Courtney Beard; Benjamin F Rodriguez; Ethan Moitra; Nicholas J Sibrava; Andri Bjornsson; Risa B Weisberg; Martin B Keller |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Date: 2011-03-24 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of anxiety disorders Volume: 25 ISSN: 1873-7897 ISO Abbreviation: J Anxiety Disord Publication Date: 2011 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-05-06 Completed Date: 2011-09-12 Revised Date: 2012-09-24 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8710131 Medline TA: J Anxiety Disord Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 722-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, USA. Courtney_Beard@brown.edu |
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Adult African Americans / psychology* Aged Anxiety / diagnosis*, psychology Anxiety Disorders / diagnosis, psychology Factor Analysis, Statistical Female Humans Longitudinal Studies Male Middle Aged Phobic Disorders / diagnosis*, psychology Prospective Studies Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Psychometrics Questionnaires |
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5R01MH51415-14/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; R01 MH051415-14/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; R01 MH051415-16/MH/NIMH NIH HHS |
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