Reliability Generalization of Scores on the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
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A reliability generalization study for Spielberger’s State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was conducted. A total of 816 research articles utilizing the STAI between 1990 and 2000 were reviewed and classified as having (a) ignored reliability (73%), (b) mentioned reliability or reported reliability coefficients from another source (21%), or (c) computed reliability for the data at hand (6%). Articles in medically oriented journals were shorter and somewhat less likely to mention or compute reliability than nonmedically oriented articles, perhaps due to paradigm differences. Average reliability coefficients were acceptable for both internal consistency and test-retest, but variation was present among the estimates. State test-retest coefficients were lower than internal consistency coefficients. Score variability was predictive of internal consistency reliability for scores on both scales. Other predictors were the age of research participants, the form of the STAI, and the type of research design.
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Barnes et al. (2002) found test-retest correlations ranging from 0.82 to 0.94 for trait anxiety and 0.34 to 0.96 for state anxiety.
“Problems with this style of assessment were shown in Barnes etal. (2002) reliability investigation of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI; Gaudry etal., 1975), which found a test-retest correlation ranging from 0.82 to 0.94 for trait anxiety, and 0.34 to 0.96 for state anxiety.”
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BackgroundKetamine for Social Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Crossover Trial
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“89) and test-retest stability (r = 0.88; Barnes et al., 2002).”
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“20) (Barnes et al., 2002) and internal consistency alpha coefficients (mean a = .”
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“Furthermore, reliability generalization findings revealed that the STAI-T demonstrated greater mean test-retest reliability scores across studies than the STAIS (.88 vs. .70 not statistically compared; Barnes et al., 2002).”
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“The STAI is considered to be well validated in the general population with Barnes, Harp and Jung ( 2002 ) reporting data on 816 research articles utilising the STAI between 1990 and 2000.”
MethodThe effects of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation on conditioned fear extinction in humans
Burger, A. M., Verkuil, B., Diest, I. V., van der Does, W. A. J., Thayer, J. F., & BROSSCHOT, J. F. (2016) · Neurobiology of Learning and Memory · doi:10.1016/j.nlm.2016.05.007 · Cited by 130 · see citing works
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“The Trait scale of the STAI has shown excellent internal consistency (average α< .89) and test-retest reliability (average r= .88; Barnes et al. 2002).”
BackgroundAn investigation of the efficacy of acceptance-based behavioral therapy for academic procrastination
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Improving the reporting quality of reliability generalization meta‐analyses: The REGEMA checklist
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“This is a well-established anxiety measure with strong psychometric properties (Barnes et al., 2002).”
BackgroundThe role of self-esteem and anxiety in decision making for self versus others in relationships
Wray‐Lake, L., & Stone, E. R. (2005) · Journal of Behavioral Decision Making · doi:10.1002/bdm.490 · Cited by 124 · see citing works
Surrender to God and stress: A possible link between religiosity and health.
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“The STAI demonstrates excellent internal consistency (average .89) and test–retest reliability (average r .88, Barnes et al., 2002).”
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Stress-Induced Inflammatory Responses in Women
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“consistency and test-retest reliability (66).”
Gnilka, P. B., Ashby, J. S., & Noble, C. M. (2012) · Journal of Counseling & Development · doi:10.1002/j.1556-6676.2012.00054.x · Cited by 113 · see citing works
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“, 2008), anxiety (Maier et al., 1988; Barnes et al., 2002), and depression (Davidson et al.”
Self‐esteem and emotional health in adolescents – gender and age as potential moderators
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Psychopathology in young adults born at extremely low birth weight
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“The STAI has a long history of use in psychological research (Barnes et al. 2002).”
BackgroundChildren and terrorism-related news: Training parents in coping and media literacy.
Comer, J. S., Furr, J. M., Beidas, R. S., Weiner, C. L., & Kendall, P. C. (2008) · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1037/0022-006x.76.4.568 · Cited by 103 · see citing works
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Breastfeeding duration and postpartum psychological adjustment: Role of maternal attachment styles
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Children’s Cognitive Performance and Selective Attention Following Recent Community Violence
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Validity study of the Beck Anxiety Inventory (Portuguese version) by the Rasch Rating Scale model
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State anxiety biases estimates of uncertainty and impairs reward learning in volatile environments
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The effects of trait and state anxiety on attention to emotional images: An eye-tracking study
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“The STAI demonstrates good internal consistency and test–retest reliability (Barnes, Harp, & Jung, 2002 ).”
BackgroundBody awareness: differentiating between sensitivity to and monitoring of bodily signals
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“, 2009), and full version (a = 0.89; Barnes et al., 2002).”
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“91 [59] and considerable evidence attests to the construct and concurrent validity of the scale [59].”
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Sense of coherence and emotional health in adolescents
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“However, a study by Barnes et al. (2002) showed test-retest of 0.70.”
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“The STAI has demonstrated good internal consistency, good test–retest reliability, and convergent and discriminant validity (e.g., Barnes et al. 2002; Spielberger et al. 1980).”
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“The internal consistency of the Trait scale ranged from 0.72 to 0.96, and the test-retest reliability ranged from 0.82 to 0.94 (Barnes et al., 2002).”
InfluentialRapid Emotion Regulation After Mood Induction: Age and Individual Differences
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Meta‐Analysis of Coefficient Alpha: A Reliability Generalization Study
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“In previous research, inter-item reliability for both the trait subscale (ranging from a = .72 to a = .96) and state subscale (ranging from a = .65 to a = .96) was quite good (Barnes et al. 2002).”
BackgroundRiem, M. M. E., Pieper, S., Out, D., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., & van IJzendoorn, M. H. (2011) · Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience · doi:10.1093/scan/nsq035 · Cited by 113 · see citing works
“70, respectively) and high internal consistency ( > 0.89; Barnes et al., 2002).”
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“Test–retest reliability was most stable for trait anxiety with Pearson’s r ranging from .82 to .94, compared with values between .34 and .96 for state anxiety (Barnes, Harp, & Jung, 2002).”
Fraval, A., Chandrananth, J., Chong, Y. M., Tran, P., & Coventry, L. S. (2015) · BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders · doi:10.1186/s12891-015-0466-9 · Cited by 84 · see citing works
“Anxiety was assessed using the State-Trait Anxiety Index, which is a validated survey to assess a patient’s level of anxiety, in this case in relation to their planned surgery [12].”
MethodPsychometric Evaluation and Experimental Validation of the Statistics Anxiety Rating Scale
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“High internal consistency reliability was confirmed in multiple studies (average αs > .91), which also showed lower test–retest coefficients than for the trait scale of the STAI (Barnes et al., 2002).”
BackgroundThe Family Functioning of Female Pathological Gamblers
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“For example, there is evidence that the state form of the STAI exhibits sound internal consistency (α=0.91 across 52 published studies; Barnes et al. 2002 ), test–retest coefficients (r=0.88; Barnes et al. 2002), content validity (Okun et al. 1996), and factorial validity (Oei et al. 1990).”
BackgroundInfluentialAnxiety and Depression in Cystic Fibrosis
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Score Reliability: A Retrospective Look Back at 12 Years of Reliability Generalization Studies
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Prevalence and Predictors of Anxiety in Healthcare Professions Students
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“13,14,25,28,31 Test-retest reliability was assessed in college students; the results yielded a Pearson's r ¼ 0.73 − 0.86 for trait anxiety and r ¼ 0.16 − 0.54 for state anxiety.”
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“Both the trait and state anxiety scales have demonstrated high levels of internal reliability (α > .89; Barnes et al. 2002).”
BackgroundPark, I., Kim, M., Kwon, S., & Lee, H.-G. (2018) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00514 · Cited by 88 · see citing works
“Unlike trait anxiety, state anxiety may fluctuate depending on the situation and is a function of the stressors (Barnes et al., 2002).”
BackgroundAnxiety sensitivity, its stability and longitudinal association with severity of anxiety symptoms
Hovenkamp-Hermelink, J. H. M., van der Veen, D. C., Oude Voshaar, R. C., Batelaan, N. M., Penninx, B. W. J. H., Jeronimus, B. F., Schoevers, R. A., & Riese, H. (2019) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-019-39931-7 · Cited by 73 · see citing works
- Authors
- Barnes, L. L. B., Harp, D., & Jung, W. S.
- Affiliations
- Oklahoma State University (US)
- Tulsa Community College (US)
- Bluffton University (US)
- Venue
- Educational and Psychological Measurement
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2002-08
- Volume
- 62
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 603-618
- ISSN
- 0013-1644 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-3888
- OpenAlex
- W2171256147
- Cited by
- 947
- References
- 66
- Citations by year
- 2026: 35 · 2025: 51 · 2024: 56 · 2023: 47 · 2022: 58 · 2021: 69 · 2020: 59 · 2019: 54 · 2018: 55 · 2017: 52 · 2016: 57 · 2015: 57 · 2014: 49 · 2013: 47 · 2012: 35
- FWCI
- 3.84
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Educational and Psychological Measurement (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Reliability and Agreement in Measurement
- Keywords
- State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, reliability generalization, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, anxiety assessment, score variability, research reporting practices
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