Examining construct validity and reliability of social anxiety scale

The purpose of this study is to examine the validity and reliability of the social anxiety scale and examine the aspects and indicators that can form social anxiety variable. Social anxiety is measured by three aspects, namely fear of negative evaluation, social avoidance specific to new situations and social avoidance and distress in general. The population in this study were all semester two students at "X" University in Yogyakarta. The sample in this study were 60 overseas students in semester two at the "X" University in Yogyakarta. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling. The data collection method uses social anxiety scale. The research data were analyzed with Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) through the SmartPLS 3.2.8 program. Based on the results of data analysis, aspects and indicators forming social anxiety variables are declared valid and reliable. The most dominant aspect that reflects social anxiety is the fear of negative evaluation with a loading factor of 0.870. The weakest aspect that reflects social anxiety is the aspect of social avoidance and distress in general, with a factor loading value of 0.810. This shows that all aspects and indicators are able to reflect and shape social anxiety variables. Thus, the structural model can be accepted because the theory that describes social anxiety is in accordance with empirical data obtained from the subject