| Title: | Social Anxiety/Taijin-Kyofu Scale (SATS): Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a New Instrument |
| Authors: | Asakura, Satoshi Browse this author |
| Inoue, Takeshi Browse this author |
| Kitagawa, Nobuki Browse this author |
| Hasegawa, Mifumi Browse this author |
| Fujii, Yutaka Browse this author |
| Kako, Yuki Browse this author |
| Nakato, Yasuya Browse this author |
| Hashimoto, Naoki Browse this author |
| Ito, Koki Browse this author |
| Tanaka, Teruaki Browse this author |
| Nakagawa, Shin Browse this author |
| Kusumi, Ichiro Browse this author |
| Koyama, Tsukasa Browse this author |
| Keywords: | Body dysmorphic disorder |
| Rating scale |
| Reliability |
| Social anxiety |
| Taijin-kyofu |
| Validity |
| Issue Date: | Feb-2012 |
| Publisher: | Karger |
| Journal Title: | Psychopathology |
| Volume: | 45 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Start Page: | 96 |
| End Page: | 101 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1159/000329741 |
| PMID: | 22269587 |
| Abstract: | Background: Taijin-kyofu (TK), especially the 'convinced' subtype of TK (c-TK; also known as the offensive subtype of TK), is described as a Japanese culture-bound syndrome similar to social anxiety disorder (SAD). Recently, in Western countries, the symptoms of c-TK have been investigated in patients with SAD. We developed the Social Anxiety/Taijin-Kyofu Scale (SATS), a 12-item, structured, clinician-rated instrument designed to rate the severity of TK symptoms, and examined its reliability and validity. Methods:The SATS was administered to fifteen patients with c-TK diagnosed using the traditional Japanese TK criteria. Interviews used to score patients' symptoms were recorded on videotape. Additionally, the Clinical Global Impression-Severity Scale (CGI-S) was administered to assess convergent validity. Interrater reliability was assessed on 15 videotaped interviews; the interviews were independently rated by ten other raters. Test-retest reliability was assessed on 15 videotaped interviews by the same rater at an interval of more than four weeks. Results: The SATS had high internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.97) and good interrater reliability (ICC = 0.88～0.93) and test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.94～0.99). The SATS total score correlated with the CGI-S scores (r = 0.77, p < 0.0001). Conclusion: The SATS appears to be a reliable and valid measure of the symptoms of TK. |
| Rights: | © 2012 S. Karger AG, Basel |
| Type: | article (author version) |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/48598 |
| Appears in Collections: | 医学院・医学研究院 (Graduate School of Medicine / Faculty of Medicine) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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