Internal consistency of the Portuguese version of the Mini-Social Phobia Inventory (Mini-SPIN)

Authors

  • Gustavo J. Fonseca D'El Rey Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Medicina; Hospital das Clínicas
  • João Paulo Leuzzi Lacava Cepesp
  • Ricardo Cardoso Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-60832007000600002

Keywords:

Social phobia, screening instrument, internal consistency, Mini-SPIN

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Social phobia is a severe anxiety disorder that brings disability and distress. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the internal consistency of the Portuguese version of the Mini-Social Phobia Inventory (Mini-SPIN). METHODS: We conducted a study of internal consistency of the Mini-SPIN in a sample of 206 college students of the city of São Paulo, SP. RESULTS: The internal consistency of the instrument, analyzed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient, was 0.81. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that the Portuguese version of the Mini-SPIN has a good internal consistency, similar to those obtained with the original English version.

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Published

2007-01-01

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 6 (2007)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Internal consistency of the Portuguese version of the Mini-Social Phobia Inventory (Mini-SPIN) . (2007). Archives of Clinical Psychiatry, 34(6), 266-269. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-60832007000600002