Baldanzini Greta, Bottesi Gioia, Carleton R Nicholas, Granziol Umberto
Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.
Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada.
Front Psychol. 2025 Jun 13;16:1572752. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1572752. eCollection 2025.
The present study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale-straightforward items (BFNE-S) within an Italian sample. Specifically, the study was designed to validate the scale factor structure, reliability, concurrent validity, and measurement invariance across sexes.
A total of 652 participants (70.71% female and 29.29% males, aged 18-66) completed the BFNE-S and additional related scales including the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS), Social Phobia Scale (SPS), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21), and the SCOFF Questionnaire. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) were conducted to assess for a unidimensional structure, followed by testing of measurement invariance test between sexes. Reliability was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's Omega, and concurrent validity was tested through correlations with related measures.
The CFA supported the unidimensional structure of the BFNE-S with excellent fit indices (CFI = 0.998, RMSEA = 0.058). No measurement invariance violations were observed between sexes, despite their frequencies being slightly unbalanced. The BFNE-S demonstrated excellent internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.96, McDonald's ω = 0.97). There were positive correlations among BFNE-S, the SIAS (ρ = 0.67), SPS (ρ = 0.67), as well as with DASS-21 subscales (i.e., depression, anxiety, stress) and SCOFF, and inverse correlations with RSES.
The BFNE-S exhibited robust reliability, validity, and measurement invariance across sexes in an Italian sample. Psychometric evidence supports the BFNE-S as a reliable tool for measuring fear of negative evaluation in the nonclinical population, providing a valuable resource for research and clinical assessments.
本研究评估了意大利样本中简明负面评价恐惧量表直陈式条目（BFNE-S）的心理测量特性。具体而言，该研究旨在验证该量表的因子结构、信度、同时效度以及性别间的测量不变性。
共有652名参与者（女性占70.71%，男性占29.29%，年龄在18至66岁之间）完成了BFNE-S及其他相关量表，包括社交互动焦虑量表（SIAS）、社交恐惧症量表（SPS）、罗森伯格自尊量表（RSES）、抑郁焦虑压力量表（DASS-21）和SCOFF问卷。进行验证性因子分析（CFA）以评估单维结构，随后测试性别间的测量不变性。使用克朗巴哈α系数和麦克唐纳ω系数评估信度，并通过与相关测量的相关性测试同时效度。
CFA支持BFNE-S的单维结构，拟合指数良好（CFI = 0.998，RMSEA = 0.058）。尽管性别频率略有不平衡，但未观察到性别间测量不变性的违反情况。BFNE-S表现出出色的内部一致性（克朗巴哈α系数 = 0.96，麦克唐纳ω系数 = 0.97）。BFNE-S与SIAS（ρ = 0.67）、SPS（ρ = 0.67）以及DASS-21分量表（即抑郁、焦虑、压力）和SCOFF之间呈正相关，与RSES呈负相关。
BFNE-S在意大利样本中表现出强大的信度、效度和性别间的测量不变性。心理测量证据支持BFNE-S作为测量非临床人群负面评价恐惧的可靠工具，为研究和临床评估提供了宝贵资源。
