الملخص الإنجليزي
The aim of the study was to translate the Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN) to Arabic and adapt it to the Sultan Qaboos university (SQU) students (N= 1034). The psychometric properties of the Arabic SPIN was validated (validity, reliability, item analysis) and the normative data was then derived. The study also tested the SPIN factor structure using exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory (CFA) factor analyses. The prevalence of the social phobia among the university students and its relation to some demographic variables was further goal of this study.
The face validity was examined by some specialist in psychology whom have express their satisfaction of SPIN and its ability to measure what is intended to measure. To test the construct validity, The SPIN, along with several other questionnaires was completed by (52) students. The result showed strong convergent and divergent validity. The SPIN total score exhibited excellent internal consistency (Cronbach's a=0.87) and test-retest reliability (n=68; 2-5 weeks; r = 0.83). The item analyses by mean of scaleitem correlation support the effectiveness of SPIN items. After that, the normative data by mean of percentile rank was derived for each gender.
An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was performed on a random half of the sample (n=517) yielded a 2-factor model based on the scree plot and the parallel analyses, and 4-factor model based on Kiser criteria. However, 5-factor model showed "simple structure and met most of the criteria which were conditioned to accept the model. A confirmatory factor analysis performed to test the 3 models that explored in this study along with another 3 other model suggested in previous studies. Some support was gained for the 5-factor model which was explored here.
The findings of the study suggest a high prevalence of the social phobia among SQU Students. Furthermore, there were significant differences at regarding the degree of social anxiety attributed to gender, age and level of study, whereas no significant differences attributed to grand point average, the field of specialization and the region.
