The liebowitz social anxiety scale as a self-report instrument: a preliminary psychometric analysis

Behav Res Ther. 2002 Jun;40(6):701-15. doi: 10.1016/s0005-7967(01)00060-2.

Abstract

The Liebowitz social anxiety scale (LSAS) is a commonly used clinician-administered instrument. The present study reports on the properties of a self-report version of the LSAS (LSAS-SR). About 175 participants diagnosed with social phobia participated in the study. The LSAS-SR showed overall good psychometric properties as indicated by the results of test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and convergent and discriminant validity. Furthermore, the scale was sensitive to treatment change. The construct validity of the LSAS-SR, however, remains to be further explored. These findings support the utility of the LSAS-SR, which has the advantage of saving valuable clinician time compared to the clinician-administered version.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Phobic Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Psychometrics
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Self-Assessment*
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Surveys and Questionnaires*