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The self-report version of the LSAS-CA: Psychometric properties of the French version in a non-clinical adolescent sample

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Schmits, Emilie, Heeren, Alexandre, Quertemont, Etienne·2014·Psychologica Belgica

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The Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) is one of the most popular measures of social anxiety in adults. The LSAS has been adapted for clinical assessment of children and adolescents (LSAS-CA). The psychometric properties of the self-report version of the LSAS-CA (LSAS-CA-SR) have been investigated in a Spanish population. However, no study to date has adapted and validated this scale in French. The purpose of this study was to develop a French version of the LSAS-CA-SR and to assess its score reliability and structural validity in a French-speaking community sample. The sample was made up of 1,343 teenagers from secondary schools, aged between 14 and 18 years. Confirmatory factor analyses established the structural validity of the French version of the LSAS-CA-SR and good psychometric properties, including reliable internal consistency, were observed.

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  • The French version of the LSAS-CA has high internal consistency, and its structure validity is supported.

    “Research shown that the French version of the LSAS-CA has high internal consistency, and the structure validity is supported in a previous study by Schmits et al. (2014).”

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    The Discussion reports good reliability and high Cronbach’s alphas (.81–.84) for the best four-factor model, but says the coefficients generally tended to be moderate rather than high. It reports acceptable fit for the tested factor structures, while cautioning that their adequacy remains relative because CFI was below .90. The claim omits both qualifications. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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  1. Jöreskog, K. C., & Sörbom, D. (1984). LIS- REL 7: A guide to programs and applica- tions (3rd ed.). Chicago: SPSS Inc.
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Authors
Schmits, E., Heeren, A., & Quertemont, E.
Affiliations
Fund for Scientific Research (BE)
Venue
Psychologica Belgica
Published
2014-02-25
Volume
54
Issue
2
Pages
181-198
ISSN
0033-2879 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2123815908
Cited by
25
References
83
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 4
FWCI
3.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Psychologica Belgica (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
  • Psychologica Belgica (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • ORBi (University of Liège) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique - FNRS
  • Université de Liège
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Keywords
Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale, social anxiety, adolescents, French adaptation, self-report questionnaire, psychometric validation, structural validity, internal consistency, non-clinical adolescents

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