Abstract

SALAZAR, Isabel C; CABALLO, Vicente E  and  ARIAS, Benito. Construct validity and reliability of the "Social Anxiety Questionnaire for adults" (SAQ) in Colombia. rev.latinoam.psicol. [online]. 2016, vol.48, n.2, pp.98-107. ISSN 0120-0534.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rlp.2015.07.001.

The Social Anxiety Questionnaire for adults (SAQ) is a self-report measurement tool developed for Portuguese and Spanish-speaking countries. The aim of this study was to examine the construct validity and reliability of the SAQ in Colombia. A total of 5477 people from the general population answered the SAQ and the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale, Self-Report version (LSAS-SR). The parallel and exploratory factor analysis of the SAQ yielded a five-factor solution with, speaking in public/talking with people in authority; criticism and embarrassment; assertive expression of annoyance, disgust, or displeasure; interaction with the opposite sex, and interactions with strangers, explaining 53.44% of variance. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the five correlated factors model was the best fitted model. Correlations between the total score of the SAQ and total score of the LSAS-SR and its subscales were from moderate to high (0.53 < r< 0.64). The reliability and internal consistency for the total score and dimensions of the SAQ were 0.91 and 0.93, respectively, and for the dimensions were between 0.74 and 0.84. These results suggest that the SAQ is a valid and reliable measurement tool for the Colombian population.

Keywords : Social anxiety; Questionnaire; Assessment; Validity; Reliability.

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