Graduate Program
Clinical Psychology
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Semester of Degree Completion
2000
Thesis Director
Kevin Jones
Abstract
The Object and Situation Anxiety Survey (OSAS) was factor analyzed in a sample of 288 undergraduate participants. The OSAS is directly derived from DSM-IV (1994) criteria for specific phobia using the 5 diagnostic criteria across the 4 DSM-IV (1994) phobia types (animal, natural environment, blood-injection-injury, and situational), plus social phobia. Five reliable factors were derived from the OSAS that included each of the DSM-IV (1994) phobia types and social phobia. Prevalence rates for each phobia type were as follows: animal type (2.1%), natural-environment type (3.5%), blood-injection-injury type (6.6%), situational type (2.4%), and social phobia (8.7%). The prevalence of any type of phobia was 18.8%. In addition to these statistical measures, four case studies were analyzed regarding assessment of life impairment in specific phobia, animal type.
Recommended Citation
Kerrick, Sarah P., "Prevalence Rates and Factor Analysis of DSM-IV Specific Phobia Types" (2000). Masters Theses. 1515.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/1515
