Psychometric Properties of the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children in a Spanish Sample

  1. Olivares Rodríguez, José
  2. Sánchez García, Raquel
  3. López Pina, José Antonio
  4. Rosa Alcázar, Ana Isabel
Revista:
The Spanish Journal of Psychology

ISSN: 1138-7416

Año de publicación: 2010

Volumen: 13

Número: 2

Páginas: 961-969

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1017/S1138741600002602 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: The Spanish Journal of Psychology

Información de financiación

The present study was financed by a grant from the Spanish Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (SEJ2004-01471/PSIC) and Fundación Séneca, a private institution that falls within the Plan de Ciencia y Tecnología of the Región de Murcia (01116/FPI/03). Dedicated to the memory of Samuel M. Turner, model of excellence in research and human relations. To Deborah C. Beidel for continuing to turn into reality part of Samuel’s dreams. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to José Olivares Rodríguez. Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamientos Psicológicos. Facultad de Psicología. Campus de Espinardo. Universidad de Murcia. 30100 Murcia. (Spain). Phone: +34-968363976. Fax: +34-968364111. E-mail: jorelx@um.es

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