Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871104, Tempe, AZ, 85287, USA,
J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2014 Feb;42(2):311-20. doi: 10.1007/s10802-013-9775-3.
Examined measurement invariance and cut-off scores of the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children (SPAI-C) using data corresponding to a convenience sample of 501 African American and Caucasian youth ( = 11.62 years, 249 girls; 49% with social anxiety disorder) using exploratory structural equation modeling and a weighted least squares mean variance estimator. For the cut-off scores, Receiver Operator Characteristic analyses were used along with Youden’s index to evaluate the balance between sensitivity and specificity. Overall, results supported the SPAI-C’s cross-race invariance but a few items emerged as non-invariant. Compared to past research, lower SPAI-C cutoff scores were found (13 to 15 range). Findings support research showing that African American youth generally have significantly lower (or similar) social anxiety levels than their White counterparts. Suggestions for using the SPAI-C with African American under non-invariant conditions youth are provided and implications of using lower cutoff scores are discussed.
采用探索性结构方程建模和加权最小二乘均值方差估计，利用 501 名非裔美国和白种青少年（平均年龄为 11.62 岁，女孩 249 名，社交焦虑障碍患者占 49%）的便利样本数据，检验儿童社交焦虑和恐惧量表（SPAI-C）的测量不变性和截断分数。对于截断分数，采用受试者工作特征分析和约登指数来评估敏感性和特异性之间的平衡。总体而言，结果支持 SPAI-C 的跨种族不变性，但有几个项目表现出不变性。与以往的研究相比，发现 SPAI-C 的截断分数较低（范围为 13 到 15）。研究结果支持这样一种观点，即非洲裔美国青年的社交焦虑水平普遍明显低于（或相似于）白人同龄人。提供了在非不变条件下使用 SPAI-C 评估非裔美国青年的建议，并讨论了使用较低截断分数的影响。
