State and trait anxiety are analogous in certain respects to kinetic and potential energy. Data were obtained from a total sample of 1488 people. The following guidelines are recommended for the interpretation of scores. The staic provides a valid and reliable means to measure trait and state anxiety in children of elementary school age. Manual for the statetrait anxiety inventory stai form y.
Manual for the statetrait anxiety inventory form y. The state trait anxiety inventory stai is a psychological inventory based on a 4point likert scale and consists of 40 questions on a selfreport basis. Whereas the state trait anxiety inventory staiy is probably the most widely used selfreported measure of anxiety, the lack of current norms among elderly people appears to be problematic in. Spai results are particularly useful when distinguishing between panic disorder, agoraphobia, and social phobia.
Principal components analysis was used to determine dimensionality. Manual for the statetrait anxiety inventory stai form y selfevaluation questionnaire view open. Do not spend too much time on any one statement but give the answer which seems to describe your present feelings best. Pdf norms and associated factors of the staiy state anxiety. Higher scores are positively correlated with higher levels of anxiety. State trait anxiety inventory the discussion of state trait anxiety inventory is explained with the description of the stai and also the prior studies of stai.
It clearly differentiates between the temporary condition of state anxiety and the more general and longstanding quality of trait anxiety. It also is often used in research as an indicator of caregiver distress. Scores range from 20 to 80, with higher scores correlating with. Percentile norms and accompanying interval estimates from. Statetrait anxiety inventory for adults mental health solutions.
The statetrait anxiety inventory stai american psychological. The standard romanian combined norms, normal adults n1200ss structural scales profile. The stai, or statetrait anxiety inventory stai is an instrument that quantifies adult anxiety a childrens version is also available. Higher levels of state anxiety symptoms were associated with less frequent bgm f14, 261 6. The stronger the anxiety trait, the more probable that the individual will experience more intense elevations in s anxiety in a threatening situation. Beck and other colleagues, is a 21question multiplechoice selfreport inventory that is used for measuring the severity of anxiety in children and adults. Comparison of assessment tools psychology dictionary. The results are consistent with previous studies reporting norms on the full staiy scales bergua et al. Statetrait anger expression inventory interpretive. Spielberger developed the stai in the context of his experimental work. Weve used photocopies of original questionnaire in our experiments. Beck anxiety inventory the national child traumatic.
Stai scoring tool this tool is for use by researchers or their assistants to score the statetrait anxiety inventory for adults stai, form y, which is made available to psychological researchers from mind garden, inc instructions press keys 1 through 4 on your computer keyboard or keypad with the num lock key locked for each answer. Adapted in more than forty languages, the stai is the leading measure of personal anxiety worldwide. Citeseerx citation query state trait anxiety inventory. Likewise, norms for form y are available from the 1983 manual 7, tables 18.
A study of the statetrait anxiety inventory and the. Psychometric properties of a new short version of the. Levels of state and trait anxiety in patients referred to. The beck anxiety inventory bai, created by aaron t. The programme can be used to obtain point and interval estimates of the percentile ranks of an individuals raw scores on the beck anxiety inventory, the beck depression inventory, the carroll rating scale for depression, the centre for epidemiological studies rating scale for depression, the depression, anxiety, and stress scales dass, the.
It can be used in clinical settings to diagnose anxiety and to distinguish it from depressive syndromes. Retest of state trait anxiety inventory stai among. Versions of this measure are available for both adults and. Some norms and reliability data for the state trait anxiety inventory and the zung selfrating depression scale. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Percentile norms and accompanying interval estimates from an australian general adult population sample for selfreport mood scales bai, bdi, crsd, cesd, dass, dass21, staix, staiy, srds, and sras. The latest version of the statetrait anxiety inventory staiy is commonly used in older adults, even though this anxiety scale was developed in and for young adults. To measure via selfreport the presence and severity of current symptoms of anxiety and a generalized propensity to be anxious. Norms and associated factors of the staiy state anxiety inventory. This instrument measures state anxiety and trait anxiety, and recognizes that anxiety can be present as a flexible construct dreger, n. State anger sang state anger refers to the intensity of the individuals angry feelings either at a the time of testing, or b a time and situation specified by the test administrator i. The latest version of the state trait anxiety inventory staiy is commonly used in older adults, even though this anxiety scale was developed in and for young adults.
Data for different age samples and for both sexes are presented for use in the evaluation of the significance of anxiety and depression levels in patients. Validity and reliability of statetrait anxiety inventory in danish. Anxiety evaluates the current state of anxiety, asking how respondents feel right now, using items that measure subjective feelings of apprehension, tension, nervousness, worry, and activationarousal of the autonomic nervous system. Internal consistency cronbachs alpha was estimated and cutoffs and norms were computed. Norms and associated factors of the staiy state anxiety. Means and standard deviations are reported for the statetrait anxiety inventory and the zung selfrating depression scale, collected during the course of a general health survey. Spielberger, 1968, 1977 purpose this selfreport measure indicates the intensity of feelings of anxiety. State trait anxiety inventory used to assess anxietypadua inventory used to assess ocd. Counselors who want to explore how the components of state anger, trait anger, and anger expression could potentially contribute to medical conditions. Moderate validity coefficients of amase scores with stai trait scale scores. Additionally, females and males displayed positive correlations between the tai and statetrait anxiety inventory, while only females displayed a significant negative correlation between the tai. Statetrait anxiety inventory for adults instrument adult. Development and validation of the sport competition.
Whereas the statetrait anxiety inventory staiy is probably the most widely used selfreported measure of anxiety, the lack of current norms among elderly people appears to be problematic in. The statetrait anxiety inventory stai description purpose. Therefore, providing ageappropriate norms for this population is. Numerous studies have used the statetrait anxiety inventory stai to measure anxiety among university students. Psychometric characteristics and norms for disadvantaged third and.
State trait anxiety inventory for adults scoring key form y1, y2 developed by charles d. Start studying personality and behavioral assessment chapter 10. Psychometric properties of the statetrait anxiety inventory mdpi. Some of the bestknown questionnaires for assessing anxiety are the beck anxiety inventory bai, 27 the taylor manifest anxiety scale tmas, 28 the inventory of situations and responses of anxiety isra, 29 and the statetrait anxiety inventory stai. The intensity of sang may vary a great deal depending on the situation. The statetrait anxiety inventory for adults staiad is the definitive instrument for measuring anxiety in adults.
Some norms and reliability data for the statetrait anxiety inventory and the zung selfrating depression scale. Statetrait anxiety inventory stai statistics solutions. Statetrait anxiety inventory stai the stai is an assessment tool that is designed to measure different levels and types of anxiety. Trait personality inventory stpi to assess anxiety, anger, depression, and curiosity, and the major components of these emotional states and personality traits, are described in detail. Some norms and reliability data for the statetrait. It has been used in multiple studies, including in treatmentoutcome studies for individuals who have experienced traumas. The mean score resembled norm data for working females. Versions of this measure are available for both adults and children. Norms and associated factors of the staiy are lacking for older adults in the general population. State trait anxiety inventory for adults stai acer. The statetrait anxiety inventory stai is a commonly used measure of trait and state anxiety spielberger, gorsuch, lushene, vagg. These provide information on average scores for different demographic and sometimes patient groups. Statetrait anger expression inventorytm spielberger, 1988 4 staxi2 profile scoring based on.
Statetrait anxiety inventory for adults staiad assessments. Read each statement and select the appropriate response to indicate how you feel right now, that is, at this very moment. The questions used in this measure ask about common symptoms of anxiety that the subject has had during the past week including the day you take it such as numbness and tingling. The scale consists of 14 items, each defined by a series of symptoms, and measures both psychic anxiety mental. Description of the stai the stai consists for a 40 items self evaluation questionnaire which includes separate measures of state and trait anxiety.
Acknowledgments, introduction, administration, scoring and norms, development, reliability, and. Development and validation of the sport competition anxiety test. Pdf file the 40item statetrait anxiety inventory for adults stai measures anxiety in adults. The statetrait anxiety inventory is one of the first tests to assess. The stronger the anxiety trait, the more probable that the individual will experience more intense elevations in sanxiety in a threatening situation. Rating depression scale, collected during the course of a general health survey. The results are consistent with previous studies reporting norms on the full stai y scales bergua et al.
Results state anxiety scores were significantly higher in the patients referred to secondary eye care than the controls p 0. Psychometric study of the statetrait anxiety inventory. The beck anxiety inventory bai is a widely used 21item selfreport inventory used to assess anxiety levels in adults and adolescents. The interactional paradigm general anxiety versus situationspecific anxiety a traitstate theory of anxiety the competitive process applying the competitive process model to competitive anxiety summary.
It clearly differentiates between the temporary condition of state anxiety and the more general and longstanding quality of trait anxiety helping professionals distinguish between a clients feelings of. This particular instrument is used to simplify the separation between state anxiety and trait anxiety, feelings of anxiety and depression. The stai measures two types of anxiety state anxiety, or anxiety about an event, and trait anxiety, or anxiety level as a personal characteristic. Standardized t scores 0 0 5 5 10 10 15 15 20 20 25 25 30 30 35 35 40 40 45 45 50 50 55 55 60 60 65 65 70 70 75 75 80 80 85 85 90 90 95 95 100 100 5 10 15 20 25. Its most current revision is form y and it is offered in 12 languages. The state anxiety items measure the intensity of anxiet. Means and standard deviations are reported for the state. The spai assesses specific somatic symptoms, cognitions, and behaviors across a wide range of potentially fearproducing situations to measure social anxiety and fear. The staxi2 ca is a member of a wellknown and widely used statetrait family of measures state trait anxiety inventory stai most widely used adult measure of anxiety in world state trait anxiety inventory for children staic state trait personality inventory stpi state trait anger expression inventory, second edition staxi2. Jacobs to use this stencil, fold this sheet in half and line up with the appropriate test side, either form y1 or form y2. The objectives of the present study were to produce norms on the staiy state scale for. Counselors looking for a brief measure of the experience, expression, and control of anger.
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