Fergus Thomas A, Valentiner David P, McGrath Patrick B, Stephenson Katherine, Gier Stephanie, Jencius Simon
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA.
J Anxiety Disord. 2009 Dec;23(8):1177-83. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2009.07.024. Epub 2009 Aug 7.
Cognitive models of social anxiety suggest that fear of negative evaluation (FNE) is the central cognitive dimension underlying the disorder. The Fear of Positive Evaluation Scale (FPES; Weeks, Heimberg, & Rodebaugh, 2008) was recently developed to assess an additional cognitive dimension purported to underlie social anxiety disorder (SAD), but its psychometric properties have yet to be examined in clinical populations. The present study, with 133 treatment-seeking patients, examined the applicability of the FPES with a clinical sample. Results indicated that the FPES was factorially distinct from a measure assessing FNE, and patients with SAD (n=51) had higher mean scores on the FPES than patients with other anxiety disorders (n=82). The FPES also showed adequate reliability (internal consistency), good convergent and discriminant validity, acceptable criterion-related validity in predicting social interaction anxiety symptoms, and appropriate sensitivity to treatment. The FPES appears to have good psychometric properties and is a promising new assessment tool for better understanding SAD.
社交焦虑的认知模型表明，对负面评价的恐惧（FNE）是该障碍潜在的核心认知维度。近期开发了积极评价恐惧量表（FPES；Weeks、Heimberg和Rodebaugh，2008年），以评估另一个据称是社交焦虑障碍（SAD）潜在因素的认知维度，但其心理测量特性尚未在临床人群中得到检验。本研究对133名寻求治疗的患者进行了调查，检验了FPES在临床样本中的适用性。结果表明，FPES在因子分析上与评估FNE的量表不同，SAD患者（n = 51）在FPES上的平均得分高于其他焦虑障碍患者（n = 82）。FPES还显示出足够的信度（内部一致性）、良好的聚合效度和区分效度、在预测社交互动焦虑症状方面可接受的效标关联效度，以及对治疗的适当敏感性。FPES似乎具有良好的心理测量特性，是一种很有前景的新评估工具，有助于更好地理解SAD。
