Self-report version of the liebowitz social anxiety scale: Psychometric properties of the french version

Alexandre Heeren, Pierre Maurage, Mandy Rossignol, Morgane Vanhaelen, Virginie Peschard, Coralie Eeckhout, Pierre Philippot

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Abstract

One of the most popular measures of social anxiety is the Liebowitz Social Anxiety scale (LSAS). Recently, the LSAS has been converted into a self-reported format (LSAS-SR). Yao et al. (1999) has adapted the LSAS and LSAS-SR into French. They reported no difference between both versions. However, Yao et al. (1999) did not assess the score reliability and structural validity of the scale. In addition, no study to date has examined the test-retest reliability of the French version LSAS-SR. The present study was designed to overcome these limitations. In a first sample, 428 French speaking volunteers (292 women) were administered the French version of the LSAS-SR. In a second sample, 114 participants were administered die LSAS-SR twice over an 8-week period. Confirmatory factor analyses establish the structural validity of the French version of the LSAS-SR. Good psychometric properties, including test-retest reliability, are also observed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)99-107
Number of pages9
JournalCanadian Journal of Behavioural Science
Volume44
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • French-speaking sample
  • Psychometric
  • Self-report
  • Social phobia

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