Journal article
The State--Trait Anxiety Inventory, Trait version: structure and content re-examined
Abstract
Although the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) is a popular measure of anxiety, some previous research suggests that the trait scale may assess depression, as well as anxiety. The factor structure of the trait items was initially examined using factor analytic procedures. Confirmatory factor analytic methods suggested that a hierarchical solution best fit the data, with one overall factor and two lower order factors. The lower order …
Authors
Bieling PJ; Antony MM; Swinson RP
Journal
Behaviour Research and Therapy, Vol. 36, No. 7-8, pp. 777–788
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 1998
DOI
10.1016/s0005-7967(98)00023-0
ISSN
0005-7967