The state-trait anxiety inventory: Shadows and lights on its construct validity

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 475-486

  Balsamo, Michela ^a   Romanelli, Roberta ^a   Innamorati, Marco ^a,b   Ciccarese, Gabriele ^a   Carlucci, Leonardo ^a   Saggino, Aristide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ EUROPEA DI ROMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Confirmatory factor analysis; Depression; Psychological tests; Reliability and validity

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION INVENTORY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; DSM-IV-TR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVOUSNESS; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OUTPATIENT; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; VALIDITY;

EID: 84888204794     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: 15733505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-013-9354-5     Document Type: Article

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