The beck anxiety inventory: Psychometric properties in a community population |
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Authors: | Augustine Osman Francisco X. Barrios Diane Aukes Joylene R. Osman Kathleen Markway |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Psychology, University of Northern Iowa, Baker 439, 50614-0505 Cedar Falls, Iowa |
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Abstract: | This study presents data on the norms and psychometric properties of the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), using a sample of 225 community adult volunteers. Maximum-likelihood confirmatory factor analyses of previously published models of the BAI: a two-factor model and a five-factor model, showed that the fit of each model was unacceptable. Also, the fit of the single-factor model was poor. Exploratory principal-components analyses with varimax and oblique rotations suggested four BAI components within this sample. Satisfactory levels of reliability were established for the BAI subscales. Finally, the relations between the BAI total and subscale scores and a related measure of anxiety and with another self-report measure of psychological distress were examined.This paper was presented at the 27th Annual Convention of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Atlanta, Georgia, November 1993. |
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Keywords: | Beck Anxiety Inventory norms factor analyses |
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