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Reliability and Validity of the Social Anxiety Scale for Children— Revised for Hispanic Children

Columbia University University of Florida, eas77{at}columbia.edu

Philip S. Eisenberg

University of Florida

Jonathan W. Roberti

University of Florida West Virginia University

Mitchell E. Barlas

New York City Board of Education Community School District 10

This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Social Anxiety Scale for Children–Revised (SASC-R) in a sample of 159 predominantly Dominican and Puerto Rican children. Participants were a nonclinical sample of fifth-and sixth-grade children aged 10 to 13 years attending an elementary school located in the Metropolitan New York City area. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the SASC-R three-factor structure. Internal consistencies were acceptable across subscales for gender and grade. Convergent validity of the SASC-R was supported with moderately positive relations through self-report measures of depressive symptomatology and loneliness. These findings provide initial support for the reliability and validity of the SASC-R in Hispanic children.

Key Words: Social Anxiety Scale for Children–Revised • Hispanic children • psychometric study • validity • reliability

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 25, No. 3, 410-422 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0739986303256915


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