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Psychometric properties of the State-Trait Inventory for Cognitive and Somatic Anxiety (STICSA): Comparison to the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI).

Grös, Daniel F., Antony, Martin M., Simms, Leonard J., McCabe, Randi E.·2007·Psychological Assessment

Abstract

The State-Trait Inventory for Cognitive and Somatic Anxiety (STICSA; M. J. Ree, C. MacLeod, D. French, & V. Locke, 2000) was designed to assess cognitive and somatic symptoms of anxiety as they pertain to one's mood in the moment (state) and in general (trait). This study extended the previous psychometric findings to a clinical sample and validated the STICSA against a well-published measure of anxiety, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI; C. D. Spielberger, 1983). Patients (N=567) at an anxiety disorders clinic were administered a battery of questionnaires. The results of confirmatory factor analyses (Bentler-Bonnett nonnormed fit index, comparative fit index, and Bollen fit index>.90; root-mean-square error of approximation<.05); convergent and discriminant validity analyses; and group comparisons supported the reliability and validity of the STICSA as a measure of state and trait cognitive and somatic anxiety. In addition, compared with the STAI (anxiety: rs</=.52; depression: rs>/=.64), the STICSA was more strongly correlated with another measure of anxiety (rs>/=.67) and was less strongly correlated with a measure of depression (rs</=.61). These findings suggest that the STICSA may be a purer measure of anxiety symptomatology than is the STAI.

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  • The Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory was initially intended to assess anxiety but has more recently been determined to measure a broader type of distress, a higher order factor of negative affect that incorporates both anxiety and depression.

    “The STAI was initially intended to assess anxiety, but has been more recently determined to measure a broader type of distress, a “higher order factor of negative affect” that incorporates both anxiety (worry, distressing thoughts) and depression (dysphoric mood and negative self-appraisal (Bieling, Antony, & Swinson, 1998; Caci, Bayle, Dossios, Robert, & Boyer, 2003; Gros, Antony, Simms, & McCabe”

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Authors
Grös, D. F., Antony, M. M., Simms, L. J., & McCabe, R. E.
Affiliations
  • University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
  • Toronto Metropolitan University (CA)
  • St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (CA)
Venue
Psychological Assessment
Published
2007
Volume
19
Issue
4
Pages
369-381
ISSN
  • 1040-3590 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-134X
OpenAlex
W2118347730
Cited by
615
References
56
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FWCI
9.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychological Assessment (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
Keywords
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety, state anxiety, trait anxiety, anxiety assessment, psychometric validation, anxiety disorders, depression, factor structure
MeSH terms
Adult, Affect, Anxiety Disorders, Cognition, Depressive Disorder, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Male, Personality Inventory, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychometrics, Surveys and Questionnaires, Somatoform Disorders, Students, Reproducibility of Results, Discriminant Analysis

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