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Our aim was to draw on the principles of BATs to develop a self-report measure of agoraphobia symptoms.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0033291721002713_sec_a2\" sec-type=\"methods\"><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>The scale was developed with 194 patients with agoraphobia in the context of psychosis, 427 individuals in the general population with high levels of agoraphobia, and 1094 individuals with low levels of agoraphobia. Factor analysis, item response theory, and receiver operating characteristic analyses were used. Validity was assessed against a BAT, actigraphy data, and an existing agoraphobia measure. Test\u2013retest reliability was assessed with 264 participants.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0033291721002713_sec_a3\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>An eight-item questionnaire with avoidance and distress response scales was developed. The avoidance and distress scales each had an excellent model fit and reliably assessed agoraphobic symptoms across the severity spectrum. All items were highly discriminative (avoidance: <jats:italic>a<\/jats:italic> = 1.24\u20135.43; distress: <jats:italic>a<\/jats:italic> = 1.60\u20135.48), indicating that small increases in agoraphobic symptoms led to a high probability of item endorsement. The scale demonstrated good internal reliability, test\u2013retest reliability, and validity.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0033291721002713_sec_a4\" sec-type=\"conclusions\"><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The Oxford Agoraphobic Avoidance Scale has excellent psychometric properties. Clinical cut-offs and score ranges are provided. 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