Exploratory Analyses of the Latent Structure of Anxiety among Older Adults

Responses to the Adult Manifest Anxiety Scale-Elderly Version (AMAS-E) of 458 older individuals, ranging in age from 60 to 100 years with 5 to 16 years of education, were submitted to an exploratory factor analysis. Using the method of principal axis factoring with promax rotation, a four-factor sol...

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Published in:Educational and psychological measurement 2000-02, Vol.60 (1), p.100-116
Main Authors: Lowe, Patricia A., Reynolds, Cecil R.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Responses to the Adult Manifest Anxiety Scale-Elderly Version (AMAS-E) of 458 older individuals, ranging in age from 60 to 100 years with 5 to 16 years of education, were submitted to an exploratory factor analysis. Using the method of principal axis factoring with promax rotation, a four-factor solution—three anxiety factors and one lie scale factor—was produced. The emergence of a three-factor structure of anxiety (Worry/Stress, Fear of Aging, and Physiological) is consistent with current multidimensional theories of anxiety and lends support to the construct validity of the AMAS-E. Internal consistency data are reported, and implications for interpretation are discussed.
ISSN:0013-1644
1552-3888
DOI:10.1177/0013164400601007