Consistência interna da versão em português do Mini-Inventário de Fobia Social (Mini-SPIN)

Abstract

Background: Social phobia is a severe anxiety disorder that brings disability and distress. Objectives: To investigate the internal consistency of the Portuguese version of the Mini-Social Phobia Inventory (Mini-SPIN). Methods: We conducted a study of internal consistency of the Mini-SPIN in a sample of 206 college students of the city of São Paulo, SP. Results: The internal consistency of the instrument, analyzed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient, was 0.81. Conclusions: These findings suggest that the Portuguese version of the Mini-SPIN has a good internal consistency, similar to those obtained with the original English version.