For common instruments such as the CES-D , MADRS-S and HADS there is mounting evidence for adequate psychometric properties .
Background Online question naires for measuring common mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety disorders are increasingly used .
The psychometrics of several pen- and -paper question naires have been re-examined for online use and new online instruments have been developed and tested for validity as well .
This study aims to review and synthesis e the literature on this subject and provide a framework for future research .
Clinical validation of a non-heteronormative version of the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS)
Introduction Despite welcomed changes in societal attitudes and practice s towards sexual minorities , instances of heteronormativity can still be found within healthcare and research . The  Social Interaction Anxiety Scale ( SIAS  ) is a valid and reliable self-rating scale of social anxiety , which includes one item ( number 14 ) with an explicit heteronormative assumption about the respondent´s sexual orientation . This heteronormative phrasing may confuse , insult or alienate sexual minority respondents . A clinical ly vali date d version of the SIAS featuring a non-heteronormative phrasing of item 14 is thus needed . Methods 129 participants with diagnosed social anxiety disorder , enrolled in an Internet-based intervention trial , were r and omly assigned to responding to the SIAS featuring either the original or a novel non-heteronormative phrasing of item 14 , and then answered the other item version . Within-subject , correlation between item versions was calculated and the two scores were statistically compared . The two items ’ correlations with the other SIAS items and other psychiatric rating scales were also statistically compared . Results Item versions were highly correlated and scores did not differ statistically . The two items ’ correlations with other measures did not differ statistically either . Conclusions The SIAS can be revised with a non-heteronormative formulation of item 14 with psychometric equivalence on item and scale level . Implication s for other psychiatric instruments with heteronormative phrasings are discussed
For common instruments such as the CES-D , MADRS-S and HADS there is mounting evidence for adequate psychometric properties .
Background Online question naires for measuring common mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety disorders are increasingly used .
The psychometrics of several pen- and -paper question naires have been re-examined for online use and new online instruments have been developed and tested for validity as well .
This study aims to review and synthesis e the literature on this subject and provide a framework for future research .