Document Type
Post-Print
Publication Date
2001
Abstract
The specificity of the Social Interaction Self-Statement Test (SISST) was evaluated in sample of 277 patients seeking treatment for anxiety. Both the positive and negative scales significantly discriminated between patients diagnosed with social phobia and other anxiety disorder patients. Patients with social phobia scored significantly higher on the negative scale and significantly lower on the positive scale as compared with other treatment-seeking anxiety disorder patients. Negative SISST scores were significantly correlated with the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The positive scale was significantly correlated with the BDI. Despite this relationship, differences in BAI and BDI scores did not account for SISST findings. The present study provides further support for the use of the SISST with clinical populations.
Identifier
10.1023/A:1026476110357
Publisher
Springer
Repository Citation
Becker, C.B., Namour, N., Zayfert, C., & Hegel, M.T. (2001). Specificity of the social interaction self-statement test in social phobia. Cognitive Therapy & Research, 25(2), 227-233. doi: 10.1023/A:1026476110357
Publication Information
Cognitive Therapy & Research