Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a debilitating disorder that emerges during adolescence and confers a significant burden on interpersonal functioning. Currently available diagnostic interviews are lengthy and generally require clinically-trained experts to administer. Consequently, the identification of clinically valid self-report measures of social anxiety is necessary for streamlining assessment processes and routine outcome monitoring of adolescent social anxiety symptoms. Accordingly, the present study establishes the psychometric properties and predictive utility of the Severity Measure for Social Anxiety Disorder (SMSAD). Participants included 58 adolescents between 12 and 16 years of age who met diagnostic criteria for SAD. In addition to the SMSAD and other self-report measures, clinician and parent reports were obtained. Findings support the reliability and validity of the SMSAD, and highlight the clinical utility of this measure in comparison to previously validated measures of social anxiety. Overall, results indicate that the SMSAD is a valid and reliable measure for assessing and routinely tracking social anxiety symptoms in adolescents.

社交焦虑症 (SAD) 是一种在青春期出现的使人衰弱的疾病，会给人际交往功能带来重大负担。目前可用的诊断访谈很长，通常需要经过临床培训的专家来管理。因此，确定临床上有效的社交焦虑自我报告措施对于简化评估过程和青少年社交焦虑症状的常规结果监测是必要的。因此，本研究确立了社交焦虑症严重程度测量 (SMSAD) 的心理测量特性和预测效用。参与者包括 58 名符合 SAD 诊断标准的 12 至 16 岁青少年。除了 SMSAD 和其他自我报告措施外，还获得了临床医生和家长报告。研究结果支持 SMSAD 的可靠性和有效性，并强调了与先前验证的社交焦虑测量相比，该测量的临床效用。总体而言，结果表明 SMSAD 是评估和常规跟踪青少年社交焦虑症状的有效且可靠的措施。