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Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment 4/2013

01-12-2013

The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory: Shadows and Lights on its Construct Validity

Auteurs: Michela Balsamo, Roberta Romanelli, Marco Innamorati, Gabriele Ciccarese, Leonardo Carlucci, Aristide Saggino

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment | Uitgave 4/2013

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Abstract

Past studies on the factor validity of the Trait subscale of the Spielberger’s State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-T) do unanimously agree on its structure. In fact, researchers are still debating whether the STAI-T is unidimensional or multidimensional. Our aim was to clarify what the STAI-T measures. The STAI-T, the Beck Depression Inventory–II, the Teate Depression Inventory, and the Beck Anxiety Inventory were administered to 1124 psychiatric outpatients and to 877 healthy subjects. A confirmatory factor analysis was performed in order to compare various models in the literature. The internal consistency and convergent and discriminant validity of the STAI-T as well as its factorial subscales were assessed. The one-construct two-method (i.e., the STAI-T measures one substantive anxiety construct plus artifacts due to negative–positive item polarity) and the bifactor (i.e., the STAI-T comprises two first-order specific factors [“Anxiety” and “Depression”] and one first-order general factor) models were the best-fitting solutions for the STAI–T in both the clinical and nonclinical samples. The STAI–T total score correlated more strongly with measures of depression than with a concurrent measure of anxiety. The STAI-T should be considered a measure of general negative affect, including specific aspects of cognitive anxiety and depression together.
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Metagegevens
Titel
The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory: Shadows and Lights on its Construct Validity
Auteurs
Michela Balsamo
Roberta Romanelli
Marco Innamorati
Gabriele Ciccarese
Leonardo Carlucci
Aristide Saggino
Publicatiedatum
01-12-2013
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment / Uitgave 4/2013
Print ISSN: 0882-2689
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3505
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-013-9354-5

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