01548nas a2200193   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653001800118653002400136653001800160100001900178700001700197245007700214300001200291490000700303520101600310022001401326020001401340       2012                            d  c06/2012bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10apsychometrics10asocial interactions10aTest Validity1 aEsther Calvete1 aIzaskun Orue00aValidation of the Social Cognitions Questionnaire in Spanish adolescents  a131-1390 v183 aThis study assessed the validity of the Social Cognitions Questionnaire in Spanish adolescents. This questionnaire assesses anticipatory thoughts during social interactions. A total of 1252 adolescents aged between 12 and 18 years (mean age = 13.84, SD = 1.61) completed this questionnaire and the Adolescents Social Anxiety Scale. The results of the factor analyses confirmed the structure of the Social Cognitions Questionnaire initially proposed by the authors, which consists of three dimensions related with different cognitions: negative self-concept, anticipatory failure in performance, and anticipatory negative evaluation by ethers. The questionnaire displayed good internal consistency and reported scores were associated with social anxiety responses. Moreover, girls scored higher than boys on all the dimensions, which is consistent with their higher scores en social anxiety. As a conclusion, results show it is a brief and simple questionnaire for the assessment and treatment of social anxiety.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437