Department of Psychology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA.
Cogn Behav Ther. 2012;41(3):251-60. doi: 10.1080/16506073.2012.658852. Epub 2012 Mar 27.
Paruresis, characterized by the difficulty or inability to urinate in a variety of social contexts, is a scientifically under-studied phenomenon. One reason for this state of affairs is the paucity of reliable and valid measures for assessing this problem. The present article attempted to address this limitation by investigating the psychometric properties and validity of a new measure of paruresis: the Shy Bladder Scale (SBS). In two undergraduate samples, the SBS demonstrated excellent internal consistency and a stable factor structure assessing difficulty urinating in public, impairment and distress, and paruresis-related fear of negative evaluation. Undergraduate students evidenced very low levels of paruresis-related concerns. In contrast, SBS scores were markedly elevated among individuals recruited from an online support network who appeared to meet diagnostic criteria for paruresis-specific social phobia. Our findings highlight the SBS's potential utility as a measure of paruresis in clinical and research contexts.
尿羞症的特点是在各种社交环境下难以或无法排尿，这是一种科学上研究不足的现象。造成这种情况的一个原因是缺乏可靠和有效的评估这一问题的措施。本文试图通过研究一种新的尿羞症评估方法——害羞膀胱量表（SBS）的心理测量特性和有效性来解决这一局限性。在两个大学生样本中，SBS 表现出极好的内部一致性和稳定的因子结构，评估了在公共场合排尿的困难、损伤和痛苦，以及与尿羞症相关的对负面评价的恐惧。大学生表现出的与尿羞症相关的担忧程度非常低。相比之下，在一个在线支持网络招募的个体中，SBS 得分明显升高，这些个体似乎符合特定于尿羞症的社交恐惧症的诊断标准。我们的研究结果强调了 SBS 在临床和研究环境中作为尿羞症评估工具的潜在效用。
