Validation of the state version of the Self-Statement during Public Speaking Scale
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
; 35(1): 63-66, Mar. 2013. ilus
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To adapt the trait version of the Self Statements during Public Speaking (SSPS) scale to a state version (SSPS-S) and to assess its discriminative validity for use in the Simulated Public Speaking Test (SPST).METHOD:
Subjects with and without social anxiety disorder (n = 45) were assessed while performing the SPST, a clinical-experimental model of anxiety with seven different phases.RESULTS:
Alterations in negative self-assessment occurred with significant changes throughout the different phases of the procedure (p = .05). Non-cases presented significantly higher mean values of the SSPS-S in all phases of the procedure than cases (p < .01).CONCLUSION:
Cases assessed themselves in a less positive and more negative manner during the SPST than did non-cases. SSPS-S is adequate for this assessment, especially its negative subscale, and shows good psychometric qualities.Key words