Reassessment of factor structure, reliability, and validity of the short fear of negative evaluation scale for the Japanese
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Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale日本語短縮版（SFNE）はFNEを測定する1因子構造の尺度である。しかし近年の研究においてSFNEが順向項目因子と逆転項目因子の2因子から構成される尺度である可能性が報告された。本研究ではWeb調査を通して参加した一般成人500名と大学生・専門学校生82名を対象に，SFNEの因子構造，信頼性および妥当性を検討した。探索的因子分析の結果，8項目からなる順向項目因子と4項目からなる逆転項目因子の2因子が抽出された。各因子の内的整合性と再検査信頼性は十分に高かった。逆転項目因子と比較して，順向項目因子の方が高い妥当性を有していた。本結果は逆転項目因子に比べ順向項目因子の方がFNEを正確に測定していることを示しており，FNEの測定においてはSFNEの順向項目因子を使用することが推奨される。本結果の意義と本研究の課題について検討した。
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The Japanese Short Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale is widely used to assess social anxiety and has good reliability and validity.
“The Japanese SFNE (Sasagawa et al., 2004) is widely used to assess social anxiety and has good reliability and validity (Nihei et al., 2018).”
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The paper’s background (indexed under Abstract; page unavailable) says the Japanese SFNE is used in Japan to measure fear of negative evaluation, a component of social anxiety. Its findings (Additional information; page unavailable) show good reliability for both subscales, but better validity for the forward-item subscale and recommend using those items alone. The claim overstates the evidence by describing the full scale as having good validity for assessing social anxiety generally. (LLM, conf=0.87)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThe eight forward items of the Short Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale have adequate internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = .94) and adequate test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient = .93, 95% CI [.89, .95]).
“These eight items with adequate internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = .94)and adequate test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient = .93,95% confidence interval [.89, .95];Nihei et al., 2018) constituted the first factor of this study.”
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- Authors
- Nihei, M., Arai, H., Maeda, K., Aoki, S., Tsuchiyagaito, A., Iwano, S., Tomioka, N., Okamura, H., Mihara, K., Shirotsuki, K., Horiuchi, S., & Sakano, Y.
- Affiliations
- Senshu University (JP)
- Doshisha University (JP)
- Toyama University Hospital (JP)
- Fukushima Medical University (JP)
- Laureate Institute for Brain Research (US)
- Oita University (JP)
- Clinic of Urakawa Emao
- Kurume University (JP)
- Musashino University (JP)
- Iwate Prefectural University (JP)
- Health Sciences University of Hokkaido (JP)
- ORCID
- Venue
- Anxiety Disorder Research
- Published
- 2018-10-31
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 54-63
- ISSN
- 1883-5619 (ISSN-L)
- 2188-7578
- 2188-7586
- OpenAlex
- W2908286649
- Cited by
- 12
- References
- 10
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2
- FWCI
- 0.65
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Locations
- Anxiety Disorder Research (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (18J12164)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
- Keywords
- fear of negative evaluation, Japanese version, factor structure, two-factor model, scale reliability, construct validity, social anxiety
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