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Psychometric property and Factor Structure of Older Adult Social-Evaluative Situations Questionnair
Mahdi Hassanvand Amouzadeh *1 , Hossein Souri2
1- payame noor university, Tehran, Iran , hasanvand.a@pnu.ac.ir
2- payame noor university
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The aim of Present study was examining psychometric properties and Factor Structure of Older Adult Social-Evaluative Situations Questionnaire as a tool to measure social anxiety in Iranian older adults. The statistical population included all elderly people of Lorestan province, 470 people (171 men and 299 women) selected by available sampling method. The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS and AMOS version 24 software. The results showed good content validity and face validity for instrument. In this research, exploratory factor analysis revealed a two-factor structure including situational avoidance and situational anxiety, which explained about 53% of the total variance. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the correctness of the extracted factors. The convergent validity of the tool was obtained with the Social Phobia Inventory, the phobic anxiety subscale of Symptom Checklist-90-Revised and Revised Check and Buss Shyness Scale for the whole sample respectively, 0.92, 0.75 and 0.92, and discriminant validity of the tool was estimated with the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire, the Self-Esteem Rating Scale and The multidimensional scale of perceived for the whole sample respectively -0.24, -0.63 and -0.68. The reliability of the tool obtained by Cronbach's alpha method, Spearman-Brown coefficient and test-retest, respectively, 0.9, 0.91 and 0.88. The evidence related to the psychometric examination of the older Adult Social-Evaluative Situations Questionnaire indicates the suitable tool for measuring social anxiety in Iranian Older Adult.
Keywords: Social Evaluative Situations, Social Anxiety, Psychometric Property
     
Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2024/01/18 | Revised: 2025/05/16 | Accepted: 2024/12/7 | ePublished ahead of print: 2025/05/16
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