Emma.marie.p

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Vhensey (talk) 16:16, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

Hey there!

This is Cristina - how's it going? Writing messages are hard. :(

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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:21, 9 November 2015 (UTC)

Feedback

Nice work on your draft article. Given the topic you were working on, I just wanted to remind you to keep in mind that Wikipedia articles aren't supposed to be written as instruction manuals. When writing about diagnostic tests, there's a fine line between describing the test (good, as long as you can find reliable sources) and telling people how to administer the tests (not good).

Happy editing. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:25, 9 November 2015 (UTC)

P3 Peer Review (by Madison Youngblom)

Overall I'd say this is a really fantastic job for a first draft! The organization is logical and covers a wide breadth of information. I think one of the only things that could really be done to improve the article is some revision of the language, particularly to make it more "encyclopedia friendly". You wouldn't want to simplify it so much that everyone would understand everything because you risk loosing some of the content of the article, but I think a few words describing/explaining a few terms and concepts would make it more accessible. Below I've listed a couple places I think could use some more explanation:

• "The SIAS discriminates between social anxiety and general anxiety, as it has low associations with trait anxiety and general distress"

→ I wonder if there would be a better way to describe "trait anxiety"?

• "Evaluated through Cronbach's alpha, the SIAS demonstrates high levels of internal consistency"

→if Cronbach's alpha doesn't have a wiki page to link to, I would consider adding a sentence to describe it, or (if it isn't integral to the description) leave the mention of it out

→is "internal consistency" a defined term or is there another way to describe it?

Other than that I see no issues! Let me know if you have any questions! Youngblom.m (talk) 00:29, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

P3 Draft Review

-The introduction is concise and succinct. It is inviting to members of the general public, with as little technical language as possible.

-In the "Question breakdown, scoring and interpretation" section, one idea would be to add in multiple examples of questions on the scale. As I was reading this section, I found myself wondering what types of questions clients are asked for this assessment.

-The "Clinical use" section seems to focus largely on distinguishing social phobia from social interaction anxiety. While this concept is an important part of this article, I think more about general clinical use and application could be included here, rather than expanding upon social phobia so much.

-Overall, the language in this article is accessible and approachable, and is appropriate for Wikipedia. The writing flows well and does not contain any unnecessary wording or overly technical terms, and stays very close to the SIAS topic without adding in any extra concepts.

-This article was clearly well-researched and contains quite a bit of information in most sections, considering it is a brand new piece. Plenty of sources are used here, and they are of good quality from what I can tell.

Vhensey (talk) 06:33, 20 November 2015 (UTC)

Social Interaction Anxiety Scale

Nice work on the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale article. I wonder if you would like to consider submitting it as a candidate for the "Did you know...?" feature. DYKs (as they are commonly called) are short snippets taken from Wikipedia's newest articles and, if approved, appear on the Main Page. You can learn more about this by clicking on the image to the right to access a nice pdf outlining the process. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:28, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Hi Ian, Thanks for the suggestion to submit my article as a "Did You Know!" I would love to do so! Do you think there is anything I should change before submitting, or is it ready to submit as is? Emma.marie.p (talk) 17:54, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Just give it a once-over - make sure that everything is appropriately referenced, and that the "hook" you end up going with is supported by a good source. When writing your hook, look for something that might catch a reader's eye but make sure it accurately reflects what's in the article. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:59, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Social Interaction Anxiety Scale

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:02, 3 January 2016 (UTC)