Naming of Variables and Their Characteristics

My variables include;

1. ID
2. Age
3. Gender
4. Month of Birth
5. Year of Birth
6. 30 items for my first scale
7. 10 items for my second scale

Demographics

For the first scale, each item is answered on a 5- point Likert scale where the higher the score in any dimensions, the more anxiety the person has in that dimension

I specified its variables' names because the items measure the social phobia/ anxiety based on five factors. Each factor has six items.

The five factors are;

1. Speaking in public/ talking with people in authority (I specified as PA)
2. Interactions with the opposite sex (I specified as OS)
3. Assertive expression of annoyance, disgust, or displeasure (I specified as AE)
4. Criticism and embarrassment (I specified as CE)
5. Interactions with strangers (I specified as IS)

First scale items

First scale items (cont..)

For the second scale, I classified the items based on two aspects;

1. High in the need to belong
2. Low in the need to belong

and I named the items as;

1. High in the need to belong as HNTB (measure by seven items)
2. Low in need to belong as LNTB (measured by three items)

Based on this classification;

• If a person scores high in the items for HNTB, the person has higher need to belong
• If a person scores high in the items for LNTB, the person has lower need to belong
• If a person scores low in the items for LNTB, the person has higher need to belong
• If a person scores low in the items for HNTB, the person has lower need to belong

Second scale items