German version of the Kuwait University Anxiety Scale: psychometric parameters |
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| Authors: | Abdel-Khalek Ahmed M Reschke Konrad Rudwan Samer Tanjour Ismail |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Psychology, College of Social Sciences, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 68168 Kaifan, Code No. 71962, Kuwait. ahmedkuniv@hotmail.com |
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| Abstract: | A German translation of the Kuwait University Anxiety Scale, written originally in Arabic, was prepared. A sample of 207 men and women German college students was recruited. Coefficient alpha was .88, whereas the item-remainder correlations ranged from .21 to .63, denoting good internal consistency. The correlation of the scale with the German form of the Trait Anxiety Scale was .76, indicating high criterion-related validity. Three factors were identified: General, Somatic, and Cognitive/Affective Anxiety. German students scored lower (less anxious) than students from the U.S. and 18 Arab countries. The sex difference was not significant for the German sample. |
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