Acknowledgments, introduction, administration, scoring and norms, development, reliability, and validity, research with stai, references and appendices. It is easily ad ministered and scored and, since it contains only. It can be used in clinical settings to diagnose anxiety and to distinguish it from depressive syndromes. Pdf manual for the statetrait anxiety inventory form. Outcome measure state trait anxiety inventory trait scale stait. Stai scoring tool this tool is for use by researchers or their assistants to score the state trait anxiety inventory for adults stai, form y, which is made available to psychological researchers from mind garden, inc instructions press keys 1 through 4 on your computer keyboard or keypad with the num lock key locked for each answer. The spielberger statetrait anxiety inventory 20 is comprised of two selfrating questionnaires. The reliability and validity of the state trait anxiety inventory for children staic was studied with 443 adolescents with substance use disorder sud and adolescents with anxiety disorder. Read each statement and then circle the appropriate number to the right of the statement to indicate how you generally feel. Read each statement and then write the number in the blank at the end of the statement that indicates how you feel right now that is at this moment. Designed to assess anxiety as an emotional state sanxiety and individual differences in anxiety proneness as a personality trait tanxiety. Read each statement and select the appropriate response to indicate how you feel right now, that is, at this very moment. The state and trait anxiety inventory stai, spielberger et al.
Trait anxiety is defined as anxietyproneness that is an individual s tendency to respond to stressful situations with raised state anxiety. The state anxiety items measure the intensity of anxiety and trait anxiety assesses the frequency the anxiety is. The stai includes a 40 question response taking approximately 1020 minutes for completion and the test is given in tens of different languages worldwide. The stait, the beck depression inventoryii, the teate depression inventory, and the. Determination of statetrait anxiety levels of university. The statetrait anxiety inventory was also applied, which is a 40item scale measuring state and trait anxiety based on a 4point likert scale 1234. Psychometric properties of the statetrait anxiety inventory mdpi. This particular instrument is used to simplify the separation between state anxiety and trait anxiety, feelings of anxiety and depression. Description of the stai the stai consists for a 40 items self evaluation questionnaire which includes separate measures of state and trait anxiety.
The stai consists of two scales, state and trait anxiety with twenty items in each scale, presented on a 4point likert scale. Pdf a reliability and validity study of the statetrait. Such scales are available in different versions for adults and children, and are widely used in both research and clinical practice. It clearly differentiates between the temporary condition of state anxiety and the more general and longstanding quality of trait anxiety, helping. For the ranking items expressed feelings andor behaviors are marked according to their frequency as. Development and validation of a shortform version of the. Spielberger state trait anxiety inventory stai spielberger 1983 is a selfreported instrument.
The statetrait anxiety inventory for adults stai is a 40 item assessment that measures anxiety in adults. Appendix a statetrait anxiety inventory stai form y1. Content validity of the short version of the subscale of the. This test is split into the sanxiety scale and the tanxiety scale, each having 20 items. The statetrait anxiety inventory stai is a psychological inventory based on a 4point likert scale and consists of 40 questions on a selfreport basis. Validity and reliability of an arabic version of the state. State anxiety can be defined as a transient momentary emotional status that results from situational stress. Trait anxiety, neuroticism, and the brain basis of. State trait inventory for cognitive and somatic anxiety sticsa in the experimental and control groups before and after the social challenge figure 9. Development of a shortened state anxiety scale from the spielberger state trait anxiety inventory stai for patients receiving mechanical ventilatory support.
State trait anxiety inventory the discussion of state trait anxiety inventory is explained with the description of the stai and also the prior studies of stai. Development of a shortened state anxiety scale from the. This scale is called the competitive state anxiety inventory2 csai2, a sportspecific state anxiety scale developed by martens, vealey, and burton 1990. Trait anxiety is defined as anxiety proneness that is an individual s tendency to respond to stressful situations with raised state anxiety. Introduction anxiety is a multifaceted construct that can be defined as a sense of apprehension about future danger or threat american psychiatric association apa. A separate score is produced for the state scale and the trait scale to determine which type of anxiety is dominant and which type of treatment is the most appropriate. A plethora of healthrelated research identifies anxiety as an important construct in the study of the human experience of health and illness. Description the stai the state trait anxiety inventory stai is a commonly used measure of trait and state anxiety.
Stai scoring tool this tool is for use by researchers or their assistants to score the statetrait anxiety inventory for adults stai, form y, which is made available to psychological researchers from mind garden, inc instructions press keys 1 through 4 on your computer keyboard or keypad with the num lock key locked for each answer. Trait anxiety inventory was carried out both before and after the study whereas, state anxiety inventory was conducted once before the study and after each week when the work on each heading was completed. The stai, or statetrait anxiety inventory stai is an instrument that quantifies adult anxiety a childrens version is also available. The relationship between state and trait anxiety with. Each questionnaire contains 20 statements that are rated on 4point likert type scale. Versions of this measure are available for both adults and children. The atrait scale measures longerterm trait anxiety, which addresses how the child generally feels.
Scores for both the sanxiety and the t anxiety scales can vary from a minimum of 20 to a maximum of 80. Stai was administered on the 2nd clinic evaluation day, and the scores were calculated from the raw responses later. The ssai is a measure of how the patient is feeling at the particular. Statetrait anxiety inventory for adults instrument adult. Psychometric study of the statetrait anxiety inventory. Stai web site, 2007 is one of the most widely used subjective measures of anxiety in health research. Statetrait anxiety inventory for adults staiad assessments. Manual for the statetrait anxiety inventory form y. The trait subscale of the statetrait anxiety inventory for children was used to establish the anxiety eligibility criterion, with a score. Statetrait anxiety inventory stai the cognitive centre. Selfconfidence tends to be the opposite of cognitive. The data of the study were gathered through of state trait anxiety inventory. Selfreport qualification level b description the stai is a selfreport instrument that differentiates between the temporary condition of state anxiety and the longstanding quality of trait anxiety so that appropriate. Manual for the statetrait anxiety inventory stai form y.
Scores range from 20 to 80, and high scores relate to high levels of anxiety 48. In fact, researchers are still debating whether the stait is unidimensional or multidimensional. Based on the same theory as the state trait anxiety inventory for adults stai, the staich distinguishes between a general proneness to anxious behaviour rooted in the personality and anxiety as a fleeting emotional state. Purchase staiad license to reproduce if you plan to administer the staiad via a.
Manual for the state trait anxiety inventory stai form y selfevaluation questionnaire. Content validity of the short version of the subscale of. Statetrait anxiety inventory self evaluation questionnaire. Pdf manual for the statetrait anxiety inventory form y1 y2. Pdf file includes one copy of the staiad all forms, scoring keys, and. A study of the statetrait anxiety inventory and the. The statetrait anxiety inventory stai is one of the most longstanding and frequently used measures of anxiety, appearing in over 3000 studies spielberger, 1989. Statetrait anxiety inventory for children staich acer. The statetrait anxiety inventory is the definitive instrument for. This particular instrument is used to simplify the separation between state anxiety and trait anxiety, feelings of anxiety. The scale has been translated into numerous languages and its overall factor structure has been examined in a variety of samples. Statetrait anxiety inventory buros online shop unl.
The state trait anxiety inventory for adults stai is a 40 item assessment that measures anxiety in adults. Statetrait anxiety inventory stai in the experimental and control groups before and after the social challenge. Each of the 40 items has a range of four possible responses to each. This selfreported scale was first published by spielberger et al7 in 1970. Spielberger, 1968, 1977 purpose this selfreport measure indicates the intensity of feelings of anxiety.
Citing literature the corsini encyclopedia of psychology. Screening for anxiety disorders in patients with coronary. Abdullatif abstract the main goal of the present study was to develop an arabic adaptation of the state trait anxiety inventory stai, form y. Outcome measure state trait anxiety inventory trait scale stait sensitivity to change yes population adult domain psychological status type of measure selfreport scale icfcodes b1 description the stai the statetrait anxiety inventory stai is a commonly used measure of trait and state anxiety.
Trait anxiety inventory requires from the individual to. Jacobs to use this stencil, fold this sheet in half and line up with the appropriate test side, either form y1 or form y2. Copies of the form x version are included in the 1970 manual 1, pp2021, while the newer form y is included in the 1983 manual 7, pp36ff. The scoring key is used for scoring the scales by hand.
The statetrait anxiety inventory stai american psychological. It also is often used in research as an indicator of caregiver distress. Therefore, the interpretation of state and trait anxiety scores for university student samples may not be very clear. The stait, the beck depression inventoryii, the teate depression. Make certain the appropriate key for each scale is placed on the test form and add the response values printed on the key for twenty items. Pdf file the statetrait anxiety inventory for children staich is used to measure anxiety in children based on the same theory as the statetrait anxiety inventory for adults stai, the staich distinguishes between a general proneness to. Manual for the state trait anxiety inventory form y. Anxiety will be assessed through the statetrait anxiety inventory staiy. Range of scores for each subtest is 2080, the higher score indicating greater anxiety. The reliability and validity of the statetrait anxiety inventory for children staic was studied with 443 adolescents with substance use disorder sud and adolescents with anxiety disorder. A number of statements which people have used to describe themselves are given below.
This portion of behavioural measurement is from part of our previous work 15. Abdullatif abstract the main goal of the present study was to develop an arabic adaptation of the state trait anxiety inventory stai, form y, spielberger, 1983. The trait scale was largely based on the tmas, while state anxiety items were chosen as being sensitive to stressful situations 6. Statetrait anxiety inventory for children staic the. Development of a shortened state anxiety scale from the spielberger statetrait anxiety inventory stai for patients receiving mechanical ventilatory support. Selfreport qualification level b description the stai is a selfreport instrument that differentiates between the temporary condition of state anxiety and the longstanding quality of trait anxiety so that appropriate treatment can be developed. The stai consists of two questionnaires, each of 20 items, designed for the self reported assessment of the intensity of feelings. Instrument both studies used the 20 state and 20 trait anxiety items from the staix and the six new items from each scale of the staiy, providing a 26 item state scale and a 26 item trait scale. The stai was used to measure state and trait anxiety. Adaptation of the state trait anxiety inventory in arabic. The statetrait anxiety inventory stai is a commonly used measure of trait and state anxiety spielberger, gorsuch, lushene, vagg.
To measure via selfreport the presence and severity of current symptoms of anxiety and a generalized propensity to be anxious. Statetrait anxiety inventory for adults mental health solutions. The following guidelines are recommended for the interpretation of scores. The statetrait anxiety inventory stai description purpose. Trait anxiety inventory stai1 juana perpinagalvan2 miguel richartmartinez3 maria jose cabaneromartinez4 inmaculada martinezdura5 the goal was to describe the content validity of a short version of the state subscale of spielbergers statetrait anxiety inventory stai, based on the original version adapted. Apr 20, 20 past studies on the factor validity of the trait subscale of the spielbergers statetrait anxiety inventory stait do unanimously agree on its structure. Retest of state trait anxiety inventory stai among. Purchase staiad license to reproduce if you plan to administer the staiad via a paper and pencil survey. The sticsa was based on spielberger s 1966, 1972 theoretical formulation of state and trait anxiety and replicates the stai s format of independent state and trait scales. Psychometric properties of the state trait inventory for.
The relationship between state and trait anxiety with career. Trait anxiety inventory requires from the individual to describe how heshe generally feels. Jan 30, 2010 in measuring anxiety, cattell 1966 emphasized the importance of distinguishing between anxiety as an emotional state and individual differences in anxiety as a personality trait. The state trait anxiety inventory for children staich is used to measure anxiety in children. Do not spend too much time on any one statement but give the answer which seems to describe your present feelings best. Read each statement and then tick the appropriate column to the right of the statement to indicate how you feel right now at the moment. Mean total score on the state version of the state trait anxiety inventory st al in the experimental and control groups before and after the social challenge 117 figure i 0. The 12 new items were translated into portuguese by two translators and then backtranslated.
Parkinsons toolkit the stai is a validated 20 item self report assessment device which includes separate measures of state and trait anxiety. A number of statements that players have used to describe their feelings before competition are given below. Citeseerx citation query state trait anxiety inventory. The original stai form was constructed by charles d. Higher levels of state anxiety symptoms were associated with less frequent bgm f14, 261 6. Results trait anxiety symptoms that suggest further clinical assessment is needed were present in 17 % of adolescents. State anxiety inventory requires from the individual to describe students feelings at a. Psychometric study of the state trait anxiety inventory. Weve used photocopies of original questionnaire in our experiments.
Statetrait anxiety inventory stai the stai, or statetrait anxiety inventory stai is an instrument that quantifies adult anxiety a childrens version is also available. View the article pdf and any associated supplements and figures for a period of 48 hours. Past studies on the factor validity of the trait subscale of the spielbergers statetrait anxiety inventory stait do unanimously agree on its structure. The stai measures two types of anxiety state anxiety, or anxiety about an event, and trait anxiety, or anxiety level as a personal characteristic. It was designed to assess levels of state anxiety and traint anxiety, through 40 items scored by a likertscale. Statetrait anxiety inventory for adults scoring key form y1, y2 developed by charles d. Support for the reliability and validity of a sixitem. The inventory was developed for measuring two distinct components of the concept of anxiety.