Abstract
Zusammenfassung.Theoretischer Hintergrund: Zur Erfassung von Aspekten sozialer Ängste bei Alkoholabhängigkeit wurden die beiden Fragebögen “Trinken wegen sozialer Angst“ (TWSA) und “Soziale Angst wegen Trinken“ (SAWT) entwickelt. TWSA erfasst Trinken zur Reduzierung von sozialen Ängsten. SAWT misst alkoholinduzierte soziale Ängste. Fragestellung: Es wurden die Reliabilität, faktorielle Validität und Konstruktvalidität überprüft. Methode: Psychometrische Analysen wurden an zwei Stichproben (n = 116 und n = 205) von alkoholabhängigen Patienten durchgeführt. Ergebnisse: Cronbachs a von TWSA ist .97 und von SAWT .95. Die Ergebnisse zweier Hauptkomponentenanalysen stützen die faktorielle Validität der Fragebögen, und die Korrelationen zu anderen Maßen sprechen für ihre Konstruktvalidität. Schlussfolgerungen: Die Ergebnisse ergeben erste Hinweis dafür, daß Alkoholkonsum zur “Selbstmedikation“ sozialer Ängste durch den TWSA und alkoholinduzierte soziale Ängste durch den SAWT reliabel und valide erfasst werden können.
Abstract.Background: Two questionnaires focusing on aspects of social anxiety in patients with alcohol addiction were developed: “Drinking due to Social Anxiety” (DSA) and “Social Anxiety due to Drinking” (SAD). DSA assesses drinking to reduce social anxiety. SAD assesses alcohol-induced social anxiety. Objective: To assess reliability, and factorial and construct validity. Methods: Psychometric analyses were performed on two samples of alcohol-dependent inpatients (n = 116 and n = 205). Results: DSA and SAD show high internal consistency (.97 and .95). The results of two principal component analyses support the factorial validity of the scales. Correlations with other measures provide evidence for their construct validity. Conclusions: DSA and SAD are reliable and valid measures of drinking to self-medicate social anxiety and of alcohol-induced social anxiety.
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