TABLE 3.

Factor loading of items from SIAS-6/SPS-6.

Item	Mean	SD	SIAS-6	SPS-6
1. I have difficulty making eye contact with others	1.54	1.14	0.63
2. I find it difficult mixing comfortably with the people I work with.	1.05	0.98	0.60
3. I tense up if I meet an acquaintance on the street	1.00	1.06	0.59
4. I feel tense if I am alone with just one person.	1.57	1.11	0.63
5. I have difficulty talking with other people	1.01	0.93	0.56
6. I find it difficult to disagree with another’ s point of view	1.82	1.11	0.42
7. I get nervous that people are staring at me as I walk down the street	1.85	1.27		0.72
8. I worry about shaking or trembling when I’m watched by other people	1.25	1.13		0.75
9. I would get tense if I had to sit facing other people on bus or train	1.34	1.14		0.71
10. I worry I might do something to attract the attention of other people	1.84	1.26		0.68
11. When in an elevator, I am tense if people look at me	1.42	1.25		0.80
12. I can feel conspicuous standing in a line	1.07	1.07		0.69
The Cronbach’s α			0.742	0.868
Coefficient omega			0.74 CI [0.71,0.77]	0.87 CI [0.86,0.88]