Validity study of the beck anxiety inventory (Portuguese version) by the rasch rating scale model

Psicologia: Reflexao e Critica

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 305-310

  Quintão, Sónia ^a   Delgado, Ana R ^b   Prieto, Gerardo ^b  

^a NOVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Assessment; Beck anxiety inventory; Psychometrics; Rasch rating scale model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882758634     PISSN: 01027972     EISSN: 16787153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-79722013000200010     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Andrade, L. H. S. G., & Gorenstein, C. (1998). Aspectos gerais das escalas de avaliação de ansiedade. Revista de Psiquiatria Clínica, 67, 285-290.
2. Andrich, D. A. (1978). A rating formulation for ordered response categories. Psychometrika, 43, 561-573.
3. Balestrieri, M., Isola, M., Quartaroli, M., Roncolato, M., & Bellantuono, C. (2010). Assessing mixed anxiety-depressive disorder. A national primary care survey. Psychiatry Research, 176, 197-201.
4. Barnes, L. L. B., Harp, D., & Jung, W. S. (2002). Reliability generalization of scores on the Spielberger state-trait anxiety inventory. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 62, 603-618.
5. Beck, A. T., Epstein, N., Brown, G., & Steer, R. A. (1988). An inventory for measuring clinical anxiety. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 56, 893-897.
6. Beck, A. T., & Steer, R. A. (1990). Manual for the Beck anxiety inventory. San Antonio, TX: Psychological Corporation.
7. Beck, A. T., & Steer, R. A. (1991). Relationship between the Beck anxiety inventory and the Hamilton anxiety rating scale with anxious outpatients. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 5, 213-223.
8. Bond, T. G., & Fox, C. M. (2001). Applying the Rasch model. Mahwah, NJ: LEA.
9. Cox, B. J., Cohen, E., Direnfeld, D. M., & Swinson, R. P. (1996). Does the Beck anxiety inventory measure anything beyond panic attack symptoms?. Behavior Research and Therapy, 34, 949-961.
10. Cunha, J. A. (2001). Manual da versão em português das Escalas Beck. São Paulo, SP: Casa do Psicólogo.
11. Grillon, C. (2008). Greater sustained anxiety but not phasic fear in women compared to men. Emotion, 3, 410-413.
12. Hewitt, P. L., & Norton, G. R. (1993). The Beck anxiety inventory: A psychometric analysis. Psychological Assessment, 5, 408-412.
13. Lepine, J. P. (2002). The epidemiology of anxiety disorders: Prevalence and societal costs. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 14, 4-8.
14. Leyfer, O. T., Ruberg, J. L., & Woodruff-Borden, J. (2006). Examination of the validity of the Beck anxiety inventory and its factors as a screener for anxiety disorders. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 20, 444-458.
15. Linacre, J. M. (2002). Optimizing Rating Scale Category Effectiveness. Journal of Applied Measurement, 3, 85-106.
16. Linacre, J. M. (2009). Winsteps (version 3.68) [Computer software]. Beaverton, OR: Winsteps.com.
17. Linacre, J. M. (2010). A user's guide to winsteps-ministep. Rasch- -model computer programs. Chicago, IL: Winsteps.com.
18. Prieto, G., Delgado, A. R., Perea, M. V., & Ladera, V. (2010). Scoring neuropsychological tests using the Rasch Model: An illustrative example with the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 24, 45-56.
19. Rasch, G. (1960). Probabilistic Models for some intelligence and attainment tests. Copenhagen, Denmark: Institute for Educational Research.
20. Sanz, J., & Navarro, M. E. (2003). Propriedades psicométricas de una versión española del inventario de ansiedad de Beck (BAI) en estudiantes universitarios. Ansiedad y Estrés, 1, 59-84.
21. Spence, S. H., Rapee, R., McDonald, C., & Ingram, M. (2001). The structure of anxiety symptoms among preschoolers. Behavior Research and Therapy, 39, 1293-1316.
22. Spielberger, C. D., Gorsuch, R. L., & Lushene, R. E. (1970). Manual fo6r the Stait-trait Anxiety Inventory. Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press.
23. Steer, R. A., Ranieri, W. F., Beck, A. T., & Clark, D. A. (1993). Further evidence for the validity of the Beck anxiety inventory with psychiatric outpatients. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 7, 195-205.
24. Stone, M. H. (2003). Substantive scale construction. Journal of Applied Measurement, 4, 282-297.
25. Wright, B. D., & Douglas, G. A. (1975). Better procedures for sample-free item analysis (Research Memorandum No. 20). Chicago, IL: Statistical Laboratory, Department of Education, University of Chicago.
26. Wright, B. D., & Panchapakesan, N. (1969). A procedure for sample-free item analysis. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 29, 23-48.
27. Zickar, M. J., & Broadfoot, A. A. (2009). The partial revival of a dead horse? Comparing classical test theory and item response theory. In C. E. Lance & R. J. Vandenberg (Eds.), Statistical and methodological myths and urban legends (pp. 37-61). New York: Routledge.
28. Zung, W. (1971). A rating instrument for anxiety disorders. Psychosomatics, 12, 371-379.