A versão específica da Escala de Medo de Avaliação Negativa – Dimensionalidade e características psicométricas numa amostra de adolescentes

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Resumo A escala de Medo de Avaliação Negativa (MAN) foi desenvolvida para avaliar a preocupação acerca Abstract The Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale (FNE) was developed to evaluate the preoccupation about being negatively evaluated by others in social contexts. The use of its brief version consisting of 8 items assessed directly seems advantageous for construct validity. Even so, some of its items may be referring to a general fear of evaluation and not to a specific of this evaluation being negative, thus supporting Laboratório de Psicologia, 12(1): 31-40 (2014) Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade de CoimbraA correspondência relativa a este artigo deverá ser enviada para:

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“…They are answered using a five-point response scale ranging from '1 = not at all like me' to '5 = very much like me'. Previous studies using adolescent samples point to that instrument's internal structure validity, good internal consistency, and construct validity in relation to social anxiety and avoidance measures (α = .92, Correia et al, 2014;α = .91, Vagos et al, 2015). At least very good internal consistency values (i.e., α ≥ .87) were found using the current sample at both evaluation moments.…”

“…This instrument was based on the straightforward items of the Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale, which were found to be one single construct when assessing community and clinical samples (Rodebaugh et al, 2011). Those 8 items were adapted to refer specifically to fear of negative evaluation (instead of general fear) when facing social situations (Correia et al, 2014). They are answered using a five-point response scale ranging from '1 = not at all like me' to '5 = very much like me'.…”