Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS)
Psychology: Mental HealthReliability: alpha 0.963 sample items
About this scale
A 24-item clinician- or self-rated measure of fear and avoidance in social interaction and performance situations, widely used in social-anxiety-disorder research.
Sample item(s)
“Telephoning in public (fear)”
“Participating in small groups (fear)”
“Going to a party (avoidance)”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.96. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
LSAS-SR self-report version is widely used.
Source & citation
Liebowitz, M. R. (1987): Social phobia. Modern Problems of Pharmacopsychiatry, Vol. 22, pp. 141–173.
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