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

Storch, Eric A.
Eisenberg, Philip S.
Roberti, Jonathan W.
Barlas, Mitchell E.

Columbia University University of Florida, [email protected]
University of Florida
University of Florida West Virginia University
New York City Board of Education Community School District 10

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences 25(3):p 410-422, August 2003. | DOI: 10.1177/0739986303256915

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.