Students' interaction anxiety and social phobia in interprofessional education in Hong Kong: mapping a new research direction.
Fraide A GanoticeXiaoai ShenJacqueline Kwan Yuk YuenYin Man Amy ChowAnita M Y WongKaren Man Kei ChanBinbin ZhengLinda ChanPauline Yeung NgSiu Chung LeungElizabeth BarrettHoi Yan Celia ChanWing Nga ChanKit Wa Sherry ChanSiu Ling Polly ChanSo Ching Sarah ChanEsther W Y ChanYuet Ying Jessica CheukJacky ChoyQing HeJulienne JenJingwen JinUi Soon KhooHo Yan Angie LamMay P S LamYik Wa LawJetty Chung Yung LeeFeona Chung Yin LeungAnn LeungRebecca K W LiuVivian Wei Qun LouPauline LukZoe Lai Han NgAlina Yee Man NgMaggie Wai Ming PunMary Lok Man SeeJiangang ShenGrace Pui Yuk SzetoEliza Y T TamWinnie Wan Yee TsoNing WangRunjia WangJanet Kit Ting WongJanet Yuen Ha WongGrace Wai Yee YuenGeorge Lim TipoePublished in: Annals of medicine (2023)
Our data provided support for the validity of the scales when used among healthcare students in Hong Kong. SIAS-6 and SPS-6 have sound psychometric properties based on students' data in Hong Kong. We identified quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research designs to guide researchers in getting involved in the discussion of students' social interactions in IPE.Key MessagesThe Social Anxiety Scale (SIAS-6) and Social Phobia Scale (SPS-6) scales have sound psychometric properties based on the large-scale healthcare students' data in IPE in Hong Kong.Social interaction anxiety and social phobia negatively predicted students' behavioural engagement with IPE and positively predicted behavioural disaffection. The scales are invariant in terms of gender, year level and discipline.Quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods studies are proposed to aid researchers to contribute in healthcare education literature using the SIAS-6 and SPS-6.